Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site (redirected from Palo Alto National Battlefield)

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

---

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address: 1623 Central Blvd, Suite 213
Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: 956-541-2785;
Fax: 956-541-6356;
Web: www.nps.gov/paal/
Size: 3,407 acres.
Established: Authorized on November 10, 1978.
Location: At the northeast corner of the intersection of FM 1847 (Paredes Line Road) and FM 511, 5 miles north of downtown Brownsville, Texas.
Facilities: Visitor center, exhibits, self-guided trail with interpretive battlefield markers.
Activities: Guided tours and interpretive programs (on an irregular basis).
Special Features: Park preserves the large battlefield on which the first battle of the 1846-1848 Mexican War took place. It portrays the battle and the war, as well as its causes and consequences, from the perspective of both the United States and Mexico.

---

See other parks in Texas.