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)
“Just the same as a month before,—
The house and the trees,
The barn’s brown gable, the vine by the door,—
Nothing changed but the hives of bees.”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)