Fort Brown
Fort Brown was a military post of the United States Army in Cameron County, Texas, during the latter half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century.Photo: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: fort
- Description: Texas, a former US Amy post
- Also known as: “Fort Taylor”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Immaculate Conception Cathedral and Gateway International Bridge.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Church
Photo: 25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral is a historic church at 1218 East Jefferson Street in Brownsville, Texas, United States. It is the cathedral church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville. Immaculate Conception Cathedral is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Fort Brown.
Gateway International Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jaedza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gateway International Bridge is one of three international bridges that cross the U.S.-Mexico border between the cities of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Gateway International Bridge is situated 1,800 feet west of Fort Brown.
Gladys Porter Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gladys Porter Zoo is a zoological and botanical park located in Brownsville, Texas, United States. The zoo officially opened on September 3, 1971, and currently averages over 424,000 visitors annually. Gladys Porter Zoo is situated 1 mile north of Fort Brown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brownsville and Matamoros.
Brownsville
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, CC0.
Located at the southernmost tip of Texas, Brownsville is a popular location for Mexican and American beach tourists. It is part of the Rio Grande Valley, a four-county region known for its abundance in citrus fruit production and Winter Texan population.
Matamoros
Photo: MX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matamoros is a city of 520,000 people in Tamaulipas in Mexico. Matamoros is a major historical site, the site of several battles and events of the Mexican War of Independence, the Mexican Revolution, the Texas Revolution, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, and the French Intervention as a result of which the city earned its title of "Undefeated, Loyal, and Heroic".
Cameron Park
Town
Cameron Park is a census-designated place in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,099 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cameron Park is situated 5 miles north of Fort Brown.
Fort Brown
- Category: historic district
- Location: Cameron, Texas, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Fort Brown” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Fort Brown”
- Bulgarian: “Форт Браун”
- Dutch: “Fort Brown”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن براون”
- French: “fort Brown”
- French: “Fort Brown”
- French: “Fort Texas”
- Italian: “Fort Brown”
- Korean: “브라운 요새”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Brown”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fort Brown”
- Swedish: “Fort Brown”
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