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In 1846, soldiers of two countries marched along this route and faced off in the opening battles of the U.S.-Mexican War. That war established the Rio Grande as the border and helped create the city of Brownsville. Today, the Brownsville Historic Battlefield Trail stretches for almost-10 linear miles from the Mitte Cultural District and Southern Linear Park at the southern end to Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park to the north, connects to the Resaca de la Palma Battlefield, and links Brownsville's museum and cultural district to the preserved battlefields of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
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Brownsville, Texas · United States
