(The photo at left is supposed to be a photo of the Cameron County Courthouse, which obviously it's not. There are old courthouses in Smith and even Harrison counties – even the one in Tyler, Texas – that resemble the one at left, but we couldn't tell for sure. Does anyone know?)
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"Where the Rio Grande bends and Texas meets Mexico, the Cameron County Courthouse rises over Brownsville with all the dignity of a border capital.
Its stately dome and grand columns speak of a city that has stood at the crossroads of two nations for generations, a place where history has always been written in more than one language.
Brownsville grew up beside old Fort Brown, on ground that saw the opening battles of the war between the United States and Mexico.
The city became a bustling port of trade where cotton, cattle, and commerce flowed across the river, and the courthouse rose to reflect the civic power of a community at the very edge of Texas. Its walls have witnessed the blending of cultures that gives the border its unmistakable spirit.
To stand before this courthouse, framed by palms and warm Gulf light, is to feel the deep and complicated history of the borderlands.
It is a place where Texas is at once fully itself and something wholly unique. What do you find most fascinating about the rich history of the Rio Grande Valley and the border country?"https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122106907112436636&id=61563099099037&post_id=61563099099037_122106907112436636&rdid=bkLHXJwNaY5yk7gD#
Sawyer E. Edward
Some of the history is factual but that is not a photo of the original Cameron County courthouse. There were no columns and the rotunda was a lot more narrow like a copula. Your page is misleading.
Its stately dome and grand columns speak of a city that has stood at the crossroads of two nations for generations, a place where history has always been written in more than one language.
Brownsville grew up beside old Fort Brown, on ground that saw the opening battles of the war between the United States and Mexico.
The city became a bustling port of trade where cotton, cattle, and commerce flowed across the river, and the courthouse rose to reflect the civic power of a community at the very edge of Texas. Its walls have witnessed the blending of cultures that gives the border its unmistakable spirit.
To stand before this courthouse, framed by palms and warm Gulf light, is to feel the deep and complicated history of the borderlands.
It is a place where Texas is at once fully itself and something wholly unique. What do you find most fascinating about the rich history of the Rio Grande Valley and the border country?"https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122106907112436636&id=61563099099037&post_id=61563099099037_122106907112436636&rdid=bkLHXJwNaY5yk7gD#
Sawyer E. Edward
Some of the history is factual but that is not a photo of the original Cameron County courthouse. There were no columns and the rotunda was a lot more narrow like a copula. Your page is misleading.
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