Historic Battlefield Trail
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The Brownsville Historic Battlefield Trail stretches for almost-10 linear miles from the Mitte Cultural District and Southern Linear Park at the southern end to the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park to the north. The trail also connects to the Resaca de la Palma Battlefield.
The trail is a place for exercise and activity but also provides an opportunity to connect to important cultural opportunities and places of local, regional, and national history.
The Brownsville Historic Battlefield Trail is open 365 days a year. The battlefield sites along the trail and some parking areas for the trail have various hours of operation. Please check closing times for these sites before leaving your car and setting out on the trail.
For emergency assistance, please call 911,
To ensure that all can safely enjoy this trail, users should be alert, courteous, and follow these guidelines.
Stay to your right on the trail, leaving room for others to pass on the left.
Bicyclists should use appropriate speed for traffic and let others know that they are approaching.
Be aware of surroundings, if using headphones, keep the volume low enough to hear others around you.
Be especially alert when crossing roadways and respect all traffic signals. If there are
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Keep pets on short leashes and please pick up after them.
In 1846, soldiers of two countries marched along this route and faced off in the opening battles of the U.S.-Mexican War. That war established the Rio Grande as the border and helped create the city of Brownsville.
Today, the Historic Battlefield Trail provides hike and bike access to the preserved battlefields of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma and links them to Brownsville's museum and cultural district.
Follow in the footsteps of the soldiers of 1846. Enjoy a
peaceful way to visit scenes of the region's turbulent history.
Hike to battlefields and bike to history.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, Mexican-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
Location. 26° 0.865′ N, 97° 28.861′ W. Marker is in Brownsville, Texas, in Cameron County. It is at the intersection of Paredes Line Road (County Highway 1847) and State Highway 550, on the right when traveling north on Paredes Line Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brownsville TX 78526, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 555 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on January 14, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
