Cameron County

Historical marker location:

Brownsville, Texas

( Brownsville Tourist Center, corner of FM 802 and U.S. Highway 77, Brownsville.)

Marker installed: 1936

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.

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