Star Fort, Fort McIntosh

Star Fort, Fort McIntosh is a fort in Webb, Texas. Star Fort, Fort McIntosh is situated nearby to the park Paso Del Indio Nature Trail, as well as near the pitch Dr. C.E. Sanchez Field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include For McIntosh and Laredo United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House.

For McIntosh

Fort

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. For McIntosh is situated 2,700 feet south of Star Fort, Fort McIntosh.

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 1 mile southeast of Star Fort, Fort McIntosh.

Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge

Bridge

Photo: AMAPO, CC BY 3.0.

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 1¼ miles south of Star Fort, Fort 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

Photo: AMAPO, CC BY 3.0.

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 3½ miles north of Star Fort, Fort McIntosh.

Star Fort, Fort McIntosh

Type: Fort
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Webb, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

27.5145° or 27° 30′ 52″ north

Longitude

-99.52274° or 99° 31′ 22″ west

Open location code

76V2GF7G+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12295270908

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paso Del Indio Nature Trail and Dr. C.E. Sanchez Field.

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