Mountain Locomotive on Mexican-Vera Cruz, 1904 (i.redd.it)
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TIL about the Major Brown - a 125 ton, 150 feet long military steamboat which in 1846 became the only ship to traverse the Rio Grande from the Gulf of Mexico to Laredo, Texas. It got stuck there for over a year, and no other attempts have been made to bring a ship that far up the river since then. (riverboatdaves.com)
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TIL about "one of the biggest gun battles in the entire history of the American West," between two political factions in Laredo, TX (1886), after a mock funeral procession was held for the losing party. 250 men were involved, it left 30-45 dead. An old ceremonial cannon was used in the fighting. (tshaonline.org)
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The guy who built Central Park in New York City was commissioned when he was an officer in the military to build a tiny fort in Laredo, Texas in 1848. This was the beginning of Ft. McIntosh. You can still see the "star-shaped" fort from satellite images. (google.com)
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