Fort Brown Commissary/Guardhouse
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Marker Text: Constructed in 1905 to serve as a food storage facility, this building was abandoned one year later when Fort Brown was closed. Upon reactivation of the post during Mexican border disturbances, the building served as a guardhouse and jail. Among those quartered here were political refugees following the Battle of Matamoros on June 4, 1913. The structure features a loading dock and a shed roof with gabled dormer over the entrance. (1962)
Marker No: 1969
Medallion & Plate
Texas Historic Landmark
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Location: Fort Brown - Grounds of Texas Southwest College, Gorgias Street, Brownsville
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