National Historic Landmark · Brownsville, Texas

Resaca de la Palma Battlefield

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Resaca de la Palma Battlefield
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeSite
AddressN edge of Brownsville on Parades Line Rd., Brownsville, TX
CountyCameron County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forMilitary
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000813
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressN edge of Brownsville on Parades Line Rd., Brownsville, TX
Coordinates25.9375° N, 97.4861° W · Directions ↗
Also in Brownsville31 listed places in Brownsville → · walking tour →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Explore

Map

Local history books for Brownsville

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  • Charro Days in Brownsville
    Anthony K. Knopp, 2009
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Guidebooks to historic places in Texas

Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Resaca de la Palma Battlefield listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Resaca de la Palma Battlefield?

N edge of Brownsville on Parades Line Rd., Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Resaca de la Palma Battlefield?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000813. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.