Details for Cameron County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5061000639
Data
| Marker Number | 639 |
| Atlas Number | 5061000639 |
| Marker Title | Cameron County |
| Index Entry | Cameron County |
| Address | |
| City | Brownsville |
| County | Cameron |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 649574 |
| UTM Northing | 2870985 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Brownsville Tourist Center, corner of FM 802 and U.S. Highway 77, Brownsville. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Created February 21, 1848; From Nueces County; Organized August 7, 1848; Named in honor of Ewen Cameron, 1811-1843; Captain in the Mier Expedition; Shot at Queretaro; County Seat, Santa Rita 1848-1849; Brownsville, since the earliest battles of the Mexican War, and the last battle of the Civil War were fought in this county |