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Authorized 1850. On land deeded forever for this purpose. Butchers, other vendors moved in during 1851. Building complete with top story and bell tower, 1852. Town hall over market used for Presbyterian church services. In high wind of 1867 lost its second floor. Restored 1868. Remodeled 1912, 1948. Original foundations and walls still survive in the modern market.
Public Market and Town Hall 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 25.9021, -97.4972 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fernandez, Miguel, Hide Yard (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Immaculate Conception Church, and Stillman, Charles, Home of.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061004135. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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