3,357.42 acres (13.5870 km2) 1,039.62 acres (420.72 ha) federal
Established
November 10, 1915
Visitors
36,707 (in 2012)[1]
Governing body
National Park Service
Website
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historical Park
Former U.S. National Historic Site
Built
1846 (1846)
NRHP reference No.
66000812
Significant dates
Designated NHL
December 19, 1960[2]
Designated NHP
March 30, 2009
Designated NHS
November 19, 1978
Delisted NHS
March 30, 2009
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park near Brownsville, Texas, United States, is a National Park Service unit which preserves the grounds of the May 8, 1846, Battle of Palo Alto. It was the first major conflict in a border dispute that soon precipitated the Mexican–American War. The United States Army victory here made the invasion of Mexico possible. The historic site portrays the battle and the war, and its causes and consequences, from the perspectives of both the United States and Mexico.
The National Park Service has acquired a little more than a third of the authorized land for the park, including the 300 acres (1.2 km2) southern core battlefield tract, which served as the location for Mexican forces during the Battle of Palo Alto. Private landowners still control some 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of the battlefield. Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), although a native plant, is present in an unusually high concentration, altering the cultural landscape and threatening the natural and cultural resources at the park.
The park's visitor center features exhibits about the battle and the Mexican–American War, as well as a 15-minute video titled "War on the Rio Grande". A half-mile trail leads to an overlook of the battlefield and includes interpretive panels.
^"NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^Staff (June 2011). "National Historic Landmarks Program: Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State, Texas" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2018..
and 22 Related for: Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park information
undeveloped portion of the battlefield is now part of the PaloAltoBattlefieldNationalHistoricalPark, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in...
authorized the addition of Fort Brown (166 acres) to PaloAltoBattlefieldNationalHistoricalPark. Remnants of the Fort Brown earthworks form the boundary...
since the same name applies to a nationalpark and an adjacent national preserve. Yet Jean Lafitte NationalHistoricalPark and Preserve is counted as one...
La Palma Battlefield is in the city limits of present-day Brownsville, Texas, but is part of the PaloAltoBattlefieldNationalHistoricalPark. The Battle...
ISBN 0803261071 "Rancho de Carricitos - PaloAltoBattlefieldNationalHistoricalPark (U.S. NationalPark Service)". Archived from the original on December...
Passport to Your NationalParks is a program through which ink stamps can be acquired at no cost at park visitor centers and ranger stations at nearly...
since the same name applies to a nationalpark and an adjacent national preserve. Yet Jean Lafitte NationalHistoricalPark and Preserve is counted as one...
similar to those in the Grand Canyon. It is part of Palo Duro Canyon State Park. The State Park had 442,242 visitors in 2022. The canyon was formed by...
to the Battlefields [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598844443. "Women in the U.S.-Mexican War - PaloAltoBattlefieldNationalHistoricalPark (U.S. National...
Nature Park Los Ebanos Ferry, last hand-operated ferry on the Rio Grande La Lomita Historic District Fort Brown PaloAltoBattlefieldNational Historic...
United States NationalPark System has grown from a single, public reservation called Yellowstone NationalPark to include 430 natural, historical, recreational...
Brown Palmito BattlefieldPaloAltoBattlefield NHP Resaca De La Palma Battlefield Dallas Co. NHLs Dealey Plaza HD Fair Park HD Highland Park Village Harris Co...
National Register Bulletin, NationalPark Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997. "National Register Information System". National Register...
San Antonio Missions NationalHistoricalPark is a NationalHistoricalPark and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving four of the five Spanish...
Global Information
