Palmito Ranch Battlefield

Palmito Ranch Battlefield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	Cameron County, Texas, USA
Nearest city	Brownsville, Texas
Coordinates	25°56′48″N 97°17′7″W / 25.94667°N 97.28528°WCoordinates: 25°56′48″N 97°17′7″W / 25.94667°N 97.28528°W
Area	5,400 acres (2,200 ha)
Built	1865
NRHP Reference #	93000266
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 23, 1993[1]
Designated NHL	September 25, 1997[2]

The Palmito Ranch Battlefield preserves the location of the last battle of the American Civil War. Fought near Brownsville, Texas, the Battle of Palmito Ranch was a victory for the Confederacy. Today the area is relatively unchanged and the marshy, windswept prairies are almost the same as they were in 1865. Over 5,400 acres (2,200 ha) are protected under the National Register of Historic Places list. The only indication that anything happened here, however, is a marker on the "Boca Chica Highway" (Texas State Highway 4) near where Palmito Ranch originally stood.

References

1. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Palmito Ranch Battlefield". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-25.

External links

• Palmito Ranch, Battle of Handbook of Texas Online
• A PDF of Fish and Wildlife Service Information on the Park and Battle
• PDF on Texas Historic Civil War Battlefields