Highlights
With its roots in the Brownsville Art League, formed in 1935 by a group of eight women with a passion for art, today's Brownville Museum of Fine Art is a state-of-the-art facility with a permanent collection featuring works by renowned artists...
MISSION ON A HILL
The tiny La Lomita Chapel, named for the hillock it was built upon, originally served as home base to the Oblate missionaries who rode horseback throughout the Rio Grande Valley in the mid-1800s. The...
The Battle of Palmito Ranch was the last land battle of the Civil War. It took place on May 12-13, 1865, weeks after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. Union foot soldiers, including some from the 62nd U.S. Colored...
