Cameron
1912 Cameron County Courthouse
Brownsville, TX
This classically styled public building has been central for Cameron County government for nearly a century.
Arroyo Colorado Lift Bridge
Rio Hondo, TX
The Arroyo Colorado is the Lower Rio Grande Valley’s only natural waterway besides the Rio Grande.
Barreda House
Brownsville, TX
This house was designed by architect Ben Clark and built in 1928-1929 for the firm of Barnes and Kenny for the family of Celestino Pardo...
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Brownsville, TX
The last land engagement of the Civil War was fought near this site on May 12-13, 1865, thirty-four days after Robert E. Lee surrendered...
Brazos Santiago Pass and Brazos Island Military Depot
South Padre Island, TX
Named by the Spanish, Brazos Santiago Pass is a narrow passageway extending inward from the sea.
Brazos Santiago, C.S.A.
South Padre Island, TX
Brazos Santiago Pass, to south of this spot, was important Confederate harbor-entry during the Civil War.
Brownsville-Matamoros Ferries and River Boardwalk
Brownsville, TX
Ferry service along this stretch of the Rio Grande evolved as population in the area increased.
Brownsville, C.S.A.
Brownsville, TX
A major center of activity for Confederacy, chief depot for war material and supplies imported from Europe through neutral port of...
Cameron County Courthouse of 1883-1914
Brownsville, TX
Completed in 1883, this was the first courthouse built by Cameron County officials, who previously rented or purchased office space.
Camp Belknap
Brownsville, TX
In May 1846 when war was declared against Mexico, the U.S. Congress authorized the raising of 50,000 volunteer troops to supplement the...
Campo Santo Viejo
Brownsville, TX
Planned as all of block 144 of the original townsite in 1848 and active by 1852, Campo Santo Viejo was the first official cemetery in...
Chisholm Trail
Brownsville, TX
Iberian range cattle, progenitors of the Texas longhorn, were brought into Texas by Spain in the 1600s and 1700s.
City of Harlingen
Harlingen, TX
Platted 1904; incorporated 1910.
Convent of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament
Brownsville, TX
This block was once surrounded by a ten-foot wall enclosing a beautiful structure housing America's first colony of Sisters of the...
Fort Brown Reservation
Brownsville, TX
Named by Gen. Zachary Taylor during Mexican war, for Maj. Jacob Brown, who died in 1846 defending the post.
Frank Rabb
Brownsville, TX
Frank Rabb (1866-1932) was born in Corpus Christi to Texas ranching pioneers John and Martha Rabb.
Hicks-Lawrence House
Brownsville, TX
Edgar and Goldye Hicks bought this property from the Brownsville Land and Investment Co. in 1908.
James Henry Dishman
Combes, TX
(February 22, 1858-July 30, 1934) James Henry Dishman was forced at the age of six to assume a man's role after his father's death in the...
Miguel Fernandez Hide Yard
Brownsville, TX
Brothers Miguel Fernandez (1839-1905) and José Fernandez-Toral (1837-1911) immigrated to Brownsville from Asturias, Spain, and partnered...
Near Route of Alonso de Leon Expeditions
Los Indios, TX
Spain's desire to colonize this area of the New World in the late 17th Century was spurred by the fear that French adventurer Rene La...
Port Isabel (Old Point Isabel)
Port Isabel, TX
Site of a ranch settlement, owned by Don Rafael Garcia, called "El Fronton de Santa Ysabel" (Bluff of Saint Isabel) about the year 1828.
Port of Matamoros
Port Isabel, TX
The Port of Matamoros was established in 1824.
Queen Isabel Inn
Port Isabel, TX
Built by 1906 to lodge Rio Grande Railroad Company passengers and tourists, especially fishermen and hunters, the Queen Isabel Inn was...
Rancho de Santa Maria
Santa Maria, TX
Part of Spain's 1777 La Feria Grant (12.5 leagues), partitioned into 6 units 1843.
Rogers Massacre
Rio Hondo, TX
U.S. annexation of Texas in December 1845 intensified Mexico's asserted claim to Texas.
San Benito
San Benito, TX
Founded by an engineer, Col. Sam Robertson, on Gulf Coast Railroad that in 1904 reached this area colonized by Mexico about 1770.
Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
Brownsville, TX
This depot was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1926 as part of its extension into the Rio Grande Valley.
Spiderweb Railroad
San Benito, TX
Col. Sam A. Robertson, who founded the town of San Benito in 1907, promoted and built the San Benito & Rio Grande Valley Railway.
Stagecoach to the Rio Grande, C.S.A.
Rio Hondo, TX
About 10 miles east of this site during the Civil War was Paso Real, ferry point on Arroyo Colorado.
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
San Benito, TX
In the mid-1920s, the city of San Benito, which had been founded just 18 years earlier, was experiencing rapid growth.