Details for Fort Brown
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5061001963
Data
| Marker Number | 1963 |
| Atlas Number | 5061001963 |
| Marker Title | Fort Brown |
| Index Entry | Fort Brown |
| Address | |
| City | Brownsville |
| County | Cameron |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 650809 |
| UTM Northing | 2865455 |
| Subject Codes | forts; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Fort Brown - TX Southmost College Auditorium - corner of Elizabeth and International, Brownsville. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | Oldest permanent fort in Texas; Called Fort Taylor in March, 1846; Later renamed in honor of Major Jacob Brown killed here in May, 1846; Permanent post established, 1849; Evacuated by Federal troops in 1861, by Confederates, 1863; Reoccupied by United States troops from 1865 to 1906; Again reoccupied by United States troops in 1913 |