Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site (Texas)

On May 8, 1846, the United States and Mexico
fought the first battle of the Mexican-American War,
on the location of this park site.  The causes and
consequences of the war are explained.

Contact Information

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
1623 Central Boulevard, Room 213
Brownsville, TX 78520-8326

(956) 541-2785

Link to the National Park Service Website page for
this site.
Junior Ranger badge
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You can earn this site's
Junior Ranger badge by
mail.  You don't have to
visit it in person but you
do have to look up
information on the
Website for Palo Alto
Battlefield National
Historic Site.

Click on the picture
below of the instructions
for the Junior Ranger
program to download
them.  Then print them
out and follow them.  
Mail all the activities
back to Palo Alto
Battlefield National
Historic Site and they
will send you the badge.
You'll need an Adobe
reader on your computer in
order to be able to
download the Junior
Ranger activities.  If you
don't already have an
Adobe reader on your
computer, click this picture:
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