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Title
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St. Louis, Brownsville, and Mexico Railway Company
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Description
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Completed in 1904, the St. Louis, Brownsville, and Mexico Railroad introduced Northern settlers to the tropical, fertile, deltaic lands. The creation of the railroad drastically impacted the population numbers of South Texas. In 1920, the population of Cameron County, the county encompassing Brownsville, was 36,662; by 1930, 77,540, an increase of 111.5%.
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Date
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1904 – 1904
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Location - Physical Location
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12650 TX-48, Brownsville, TX 78521
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Name
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Aaron Saenz
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cites
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Interstate Commerce Commission. Valuation of railroad properties for rate-making purposes: Valuation Docket No. 361, St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Company. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Commerce Commission, 1919. Foscue, Edwin J. “Agricultural History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Region.” Agricultural History, vol. 8, no. 3, 1934, pp. 124–37. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3739461. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
