How has the site changed?

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• In  1846,  this  area  was  covered  with  dense  brush  in  all  directions.
  A  narrow  dirt  road  cut  through  the  trees,  crossing  the  resaca  at  roughly  the  same  point  the  modern  road  does  today.
  In  the  mid-twentieth  century,  the  City  of  Brownsville  began  to  grow  up  around  this  site.
  Today,  key  points  on  the  battlefield—to  the  south  and  east  of  this  spot——are  covered  with  roads,  houses,  and  businesses.
  Only  this  small  portion  of  the  field  has  survived.
  Even  this  area  has  not  been  untouched  by  change.
  Since  1846,  the  site  has  had  much  of  the  native  brush  removed.
  Also,  large  numbers  of  Brazilian  pepper  trees  have  invaded  the  few  remaining  areas  of  chaparral.
  The  land  also  has  been  used  in  a  variety  of  ways,  including  as  an  orange  orchard  and  a  polo  field.

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