Fort Brown

Fort Brown was a military post of the United States Army in Texas during the later half of 19th century and the early part of the 20th century.

Read more about Fort Brown:  Early Years, Civil War, Postbellum, Brownsville Raid, First Airplane To Be Attacked By Hostile Fire, 124th Cavalry, United States Army Air Force Use, Decommission

Famous quotes containing the words fort and/or brown:

    “There was a deserted log camp here, apparently used the previous winter, with its “hovel” or barn for cattle.... It was a simple and strong fort erected against the cold, and suggested what valiant trencher work had been done there.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “She does not know
    Her beauty,
    She thinks her brown body
    Has no glory.”
    —Waring Cuney (1906–1976)