Boundary post between the lands of Brest and the Brest fortress was erected in 1836. It is the only surviving column from many posts that marked the border between Brest and Brest fortress.

Brest is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. Its existence is evidenced by the "Tale of bygone years" Dating back to 1019. During the existence of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the city was located in a strategically favorable position at the confluence of the Mukhavets river in the Western bug.

After the war of 1812, the Russian Empire decided to strengthen its Western borders and to build some fortifications and fortresses. One of these fortresses would be built on the territory of the ancient city of Brest.

Since fortifications had to be built on the site of a city building, it was decided Brest move to 3 km upstream of the Mukhavets. This old town was almost completely demolished (except for a few Church buildings), and the new city called Brest-Litovsk was rebuilt on a new site.

Built in 1833-1842, Brest fortress was entirely a military town and not subordinate to the city authorities, as well as Brest-Litovsk had little in common with the Brest fortress. For the separation of land and built a boundary columns.

Boundary pillar built of brick. It is located at the intersection of modern streets of Lenin and Gogol. On the column there is a marble plaque with a commemorative inscription: "... This is the border post served between the lands of the city and fortress in 1836 to 1915,"