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Brownsville home of Charles Stillman, 1810-1875; founder of Brownsville and partner in firm of M. Kenedy and Company, which opened the Rio Grande to steamboat navigation and controlled much of the commerce of Northern Mexico, 1848-1868. This house, erected about 1850, was the birthplace of James Stillman, President of the National City Bank of New York, 1891-1909.
Stillman, Charles, Home of is a historical marker in Brownsville, Cameron County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 194 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 25.9009, -97.4965 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stillman, Charles, Home of (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Stillman, Charles, House, San Roman Building, and Public Market and Town Hall.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061002531. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Stillman, Charles, Home of” names 2 distinct records in Cameron County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Brownsville. The others:
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