Fort Brown

No parking unless you have a university pass

We tried to visit, but without a university parking pass we couldn't park without risking a ticket or being towed. Disappointing.

Hidden

We tried hard to find the fort. Whilst doing so we spoke at length to a patrolling Border Control officer who onfirmed that it was just a pile of overgrown stones. However, our conversation about ...

Worth the time to see

Well preserved historical buildings on beautiful grounds. A few more sitting benches would be appreciated. Where to go isn’t marked. We accidentally found the buildings. Happy we went, found the b...

Lost history

Lots of history to be learned in Brownsville. Fort Brown is one of those. The actual fort is gone although the some of the earthworks can be seen at the end of the driving range of the abandoned gol...

Important spot in history, but not much left.

Most of Fort Brown is gone. There some piles of dirt and some of the later building are moved and helter skelter among the current college buildings. No fort walls are left. More of a historical spot ...