Museum

Old City Cemetery Center

Brownsville · Cameron County · THC Atlas #4200001487

Texas history, up close and curated.

About this site

Old City Cemetery Center is a museum in Brownsville, Cameron County. It is one of 11 museums documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 207 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 25.9082, -97.4987 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic Brownsville Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot, Brownsville City Cemetery, and Grammar School, Old.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200001487. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Old City Cemetery Center in Brownsville occupies the former baggage room of the old Southern Pacific depot and houses a permanent exhibit on the adjacent Brownsville City Cemetery, established in 1853. The cemetery holds victims of war, gunfights, and yellow fever and cholera epidemics, reflecting the hard early life of the border town, and the center hosts exhibitions and preservation programs. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Sources: brownsvillehistory.org theclio.com

📍 25.9082, -97.4987 · Brownsville, Cameron County

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