The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Brownsville, Texas, USA.
18th-19th centuries
edit- 1771 - José Salvador de la Garza settles in area per Espíritu Santo land grant.[1][2][3]
- 1846
- March: Fort Taylor established by Zachary Taylor.[4][5]
- May 8: Battle of Palo Alto.[4]
- 1848 - Brownsville founded by Charles Stillman.[6][5]
- 1849
- Travellers of the California Gold Rush pass through town.[6]
- Stillman house built.[6]
- Brownsville Lyceum founded.[7]
- 1850
- 1853 - "Police force" established.[10]
- 1859
- 1863 - November 2–6: Battle of Brownsville; Union wins.[4]
- 1865
- May 12–13: Battle of Palmito Ranch fought near Brownsville; Confederates win.[4]
- Saint Joseph Academy established.[4]
- 1867 - Hurricane.[9]
- 1870
- Point Isabel-Brownsville railway built.[6]
- Population: 4,905.
- 1874 - Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate of Brownsville established.[11]
- 1875 - Porfirio Díaz plots Mexican coup from his temporary base in Brownsville.[12][6]
- 1877 - Alonso house built.[8]
- 1878 - Sabas Cavazos Cemetery established.[3][10]
- 1883 - Cameron County Courthouse built.[10]
- 1890 - Population: 6,134.[4]
- 1892 - Daily Herald newspaper begins publication.[13]
- 1900 - Population: 6,305.[4]
20th century
edit- 1903 - St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway begins operating.[6]
- 1906 - August: Brownsville Affair (racial unrest).[4][14]
- 1907 - Snakeville in business.[15][16]
- 1910
- Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge opens.[10]
- Dittmann Theater (cinema) built.[15]
- Population: 10,517.[4]
- 1913 - County Jail built.[10]
- 1914 - New Cameron County Courthouse built.
- 1926 - Junior College of the Lower Rio Grande Valley established.
- 1927 - KGFI radio begins broadcasting.[17]
- 1930 - Population: 22,021.
- 1934 - El Heraldo de Brownsville newspaper begins publication.[13]
- 1936 - Port of Brownsville opens.[14]
- 1938 - Matamoros-Brownsville Charro Days Festival begins.[18]
- 1945 - U.S. Army Fort Brown decommissioned.
- 1946 - Teatro Victoria in business.[19]
- 1949 - Charro Drive-In cinema and Majestic Theatre in business.[19]
- 1950
- Texas Southmost College active.
- Population: 35,086.
- 1960
- Stillman House Museum opens.[8]
- Population: 48,040.
- 1965 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville established.[11]
- 1970 - Population: 52,522.
- 1971 - Gladys Porter Zoo established.[20]
- 1978 - Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site established. (Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park since 2009.)
- 1979 - Brownsville Urban System (transport) established.
- 1980 - Population: 84,997.
- 1990 - Population: 98,962.
- 1991
- University of Texas at Brownsville active.
- Pat Ahumada becomes mayor.
- 1997 - City website online (approximate date).[21][chronology citation needed]
- 1999 - Blanca Vela becomes mayor.
- 2000 - Population: 139,722.
21st century
edit- 2001 - El Nuevo Heraldo newspaper in publication.[13]
- 2007 - Pat Ahumada becomes mayor again.
- 2010 - Population: 175,023.[22]
- 2013 - Filemon Vela, Jr. becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 34th congressional district.[23]
- 2018 - Trey Mendez elected mayor
See also
edit- Brownsville, Texas history
- Matamoros, Mexico history
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron County, Texas
- Timelines of other cities in the South Texas area of Texas: Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio
References
edit- ^ Simons 1996.
- ^ Armando C. Alonzo (1998). Tejano Legacy: Rancheros and Settlers in South Texas, 1734-1900. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-2850-2.
- ^ a b Awbrey 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1960, p. 164, OL 5812502M
- ^ a b c d e f g Federal Writers' Project 1940.
- ^ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Our Locations". Brownsville Historical Association. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Major Historical Events (timeline)". Brownsville & Matamoros History. University of Texas at Brownsville. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Historical Landmarks of Brownsville". Brownsville & Matamoros History. University of Texas at Brownsville. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ Paul Garner (2014). "Chronology". Porfirio Diaz. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-88705-8.
- ^ a b c "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ a b Federal Writers' Project 1940, p. 671: "Chronology"
- ^ a b Gene Fowler (2008). Mavericks: A Gallery of Texas Characters. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71819-7.
- ^ "Makes His Living by Boarding Fifty Thousand Snakes". Illustrated World. 37. Chicago. June 1922. OCLC 1752683.
- ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
- ^ "Handbook of Texas Online". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Brownsville, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ Vernon N. Kisling, Jr., ed. (2001). "Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
- ^ "Brownsville Texas Home Page". Archived from the original on 1997-01-03 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Brownsville city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
Bibliography
edit- "Brownsville". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890 – via Internet Archive.
- W. H. Chatfield, The Twin Cities of the Border and the Country of the Lower Rio Grande (New Orleans: Brandao, 1893)
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 675.
- Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Brownsville", Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House, hdl:2027/mdp.39015002677667 – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) + chronology - Betty Bay. Historic Brownsville: Original Townsite Guide (Brownsville, Texas: Brownsville Historical Association, 1980)
- Robert B. Vezzetti and Ruby A. Wooldridge, Brownsville: A Pictorial History (Virginia Beach, Virginia: Donning, 1982)
- Milo Kearney, ed., Studies in Brownsville History (Pan American University at Brownsville, 1986)
- Milo Kearney and Anthony Knopp, Boom and Bust: The Historical Cycles of Matamoros and Brownsville (Austin: Eakin Press, 1991)
- Milo Kearney, ed., Still More Studies in Brownsville History (University of Texas at Brownsville, 1991)
- Helen Simons; Cathryn A. Hoyt, eds. (1996). "Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley: Brownsville". A Guide to Hispanic Texas (Abridged ed.). University of Texas Press. pp. 81+. ISBN 978-0-292-77709-5.
- Carl S. Chilton (2010). Historic Brownsville: an Illustrated History. San Antonio, Tx.: Historical Publishing Network. ISBN 978-1-935377-15-3.
- Betty Dooley Awbrey; Stuart Awbrey (2013). "Brownsville". Why Stop?: A Guide to Texas Roadside Historical Markers (6th ed.). Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 63+. ISBN 978-1-58979-790-1.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brownsville, Texas.
- "Brownsville". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin, TX.
- "Historical Maps of Texas Cities: Brownsville". Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin.
- Alicia A. Garza; Christopher Long. "Brownsville, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
- Items related to Brownsville, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).