Sarita in Kenedy County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Town of Sarita
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2018
1. The Town of Sarita Marker
English:
The town of Sarita was chartered in 1903 and the St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico Railroad reached here in 1905. The depot stood just down La Parra Avenue where the tracks cross it. Although the depot was torn down in the 1970s, trains still pass through the town but no longer stop.
The Kenedys would take the train to Corpus Christi, Houston or elsewhere on business or shopping trips. If they returned late in the evening, they often spent the night in the family apartment upstairs, here in the Kenedy Pasture Company building and then took the six-mile journey to the ranch at La Parra the next morning.
La ciudad de Sarita se fundó en 1903 y el ferrocarril de St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico se prolongó hasta la ciudad en 1905. La estación estaba ubicada en la avenida La Parra donde cruzaban las vías del tren. Aunque se derrumbó la estación de tren en la decada de 1970, si bien los trenes todavía atraviesan la ciudad, ya no se detienen allí.
La familia Kenedy tomaba el tren para ir a Corpus Christi, Houston y otros destinos para los viajes de negocios o de compras.
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Erected by Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
Location. 27° 13.313′ N, 97° 47.489′ W. Marker is in Sarita, Texas, in Kenedy County. Marker is at the intersection of Mallory Street and East La Parra Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Mallory Street. Marker is located in front of the Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 E La Parra Ave, Sarita TX 78385, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kenedy County Courthouse Construction (a few steps from this marker); Kenedy County (within shouting distance of this marker); Riviera - 1687 (within shouting distance of this marker); Riviera United Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Civil War Raid From Camp Boveda (approx. 5½ miles away); Indian Burial Ground
2. Marker detail: Sarita Railroad Depot
Also see . . .
1. Sarita, Texas. The land for the townsite was part of the Kenedy Ranch owned by John G. Kenedy, who named the new community after his daughter Sarita. The town was established in 1904 and served as a ranching center for the Kenedy Ranch and Kenedy Pasture Company. In 2003 the Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas opened in the newly-restored building of the Kenedy Pasture Company. The museum highlights the legacy of the Kenedy family regarding ranching and the founding of Sarita through art and artifacts. (Submitted on June 1, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Sarita Kenedy East. South Texas rancher and philanthropist, daughter of John G. and Marie Stella (Turcotte) Kenedy, was born on September 19, 1889, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Her grandfather was Mifflin Kenedy, founder of the vast La Parra Ranch in what was then Cameron County (now Kenedy County). Mrs East and her brother John G. Kenedy, Jr., were in charge of the 400,000-acre Kenedy ranch. Upon her brother's death in 1948, Sarita and her sister-in-law Elena Suess Kenedy became the sole
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2018
3. The Town of Sarita Marker (wide view)
3. Sarita’s Secret. The train doesn't stop in Sarita anymore. They tore down the depot years ago, along with the hotel, the lumberyard, and the cotton gin. Sarita is not a ghost town in the usual sense. But the ghosts of the Kenedys—Captain Mifflin Kenedy and his star-crossed heirs, especially his two grandchildren, John G. Kenedy Jr. and Sarita Kenedy East, for whom this unincorporated county seat is named—hover like the hot blue sky over the tiny town of around 250... (Submitted on June 1, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2018
4. Kenedy Pasture Company Ranch Museum (front view from near marker)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2018
5. Kenedy Pasture Company Ranch Museum (corner view from near marker)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2018
6. Kenedy Pasture Company Carriage House (view from Mallory Street)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 1, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
