For McIntosh
Fort McIntosh was a U.S. Army base in Laredo, Webb County, Texas, from 1849 to 1946. Fort McIntosh was established on 3 March 1849 by the 1st US Infantry, under the command of Lt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: historic district in Laredo, Webb County, Texas
- Also known as: “Fort McIntosh” and “Fort McIntosh, Texas”
- Historically known as: “Camp Crawford” and “United States Army Base Fort McIntosh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Laredo United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House and Republic of the Rio Grande Museum.
Laredo United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House
Post office
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a historic government building located in Laredo in Webb County, Texas. It previously served as a custom house and a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Laredo United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House is situated 4,100 feet east of For McIntosh.
Republic of the Rio Grande Museum
Museum
Republic of the Rio Grande Museum is a historic house museum located in the downtown San Agustin de Laredo Historic District in Laredo, Texas, United States, next to the historic La Posada Hotel and San Agustín Cathedral. Republic of the Rio Grande Museum is situated 1 mile east of For McIntosh.
Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge
Bridge
The Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Bridge is an international railway bridge across the Rio Grande and U.S.-Mexico border between Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, the only rail link between these cities. Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge is situated 3,800 feet southeast of For McIntosh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laredo and Nuevo Laredo.
Laredo
Photo: Wbaron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laredo is a city with 262,000 inhabitants on the South Texas Plains. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, is just across the Rio Grande.
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo is a city of about 416,000 people in Tamaulipas, Mexico, across the border from the smaller Laredo, Texas. The twin cities are collectively referred to as "Los Dos Laredos".
Nye
Suburb
Nye is a former town two miles north of Laredo in southwestern Webb County, Texas, United States. It was named after Thomas C. Nye, a local planter who introduced Bermuda Onions into the community in 1898. Nye is situated 4 miles north of For McIntosh.
For McIntosh
- Categories: historic district, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Webb, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.50703° or 27° 30′ 25″ northLongitude
-99.52168° or 99° 31′ 18″ westElevation
420 feet (128 metres)Inception
1849Open location code
76V2GF4H+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 356709726OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
4691894Wikidata ID
Q5471628
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In Other Languages
“For McIntosh” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ماكنتوش فى تكساس”
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