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Morgue and linen storage. 1867 Fort Brown Buildings 85 and 86. Brick fringe, cornice. Autopsies in yellow fever study were made here by Dr. Wm. C. Gorgas, Capt. Hennessey, Lt. Crowder, Dr. Melon, defying orders of superior officer. Dr. Gorgas became immune.
Fort Brown, Buildings 85 and 86 is a historical marker in Brownsville, Cameron County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 194 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 25.8984, -97.4917 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Brown Commissary/Guardhouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Post Hospital, Post Hospital Annex, and Launching Site of First U.S. Army Warplane.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061001964. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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