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Sarita in Kenedy County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Kenedy County

 
 
Kenedy County Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2018
1. Kenedy County Marker
Inscription.

Created April 2, 1921
out of Cameron, Willacy
and Hildago Counties

Named for Capt. Mifflin Kenedy
1818 — 1895
Sent to Texas 1846 on
United States Army supply boats
Commercial Navigator of the
Rio Grande 1848-1860

Sarita is the County Seat

 
Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 2923.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 2, 1921.
 
Location. 27° 13.339′ N, 97° 47.505′ W. Marker is in Sarita, Texas, in Kenedy County. Marker is on Mallory Street north of East La Parra Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in the center of the east courthouse access walkway, near Mallory Street, on the Kenedy County Courthouse grounds, directly west of the Mallory Street courthouse entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 151 Mallory Street, 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. Riviera - 1687 (here, next to this marker); Kenedy County Courthouse Construction (within shouting distance of this marker); The Town of Sarita
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Riviera United Methodist Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Civil War Raid From Camp Boveda (approx. 5½ miles away); Indian Burial Ground (approx. 5½ miles away); Riviera Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away); Under this Tree General Zachary Taylor (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sarita.
 
More about this marker. Marker is a large, polished, pink granite pedestal. Marker text is engraved on the front, and the Texas State Highway 1936 "Centennial Star" is engraved on the top of the pedestal.
 
Also see . . .
1. Kenedy County, Texas. Among the oldest artifacts found in the county are stone implements and human remains dating from the Paleo-Indian period (9200 to 6000 B.C.). Though occasional Spanish expeditions crossed the area during the early eighteenth century, the region remained uninhabited by Europeans until the late colonial period. Between the mid-1740s and the early 1750s José de Escandón made several excursions to the lower Rio Grande valley and introduced settlers to the area. (Submitted on May 19, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Kenedy County Marker (<i>tall view</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2018
2. Kenedy County Marker (tall view)
 

2. Kenedy County, Texas. In 1999, Hurricane Bret struck the county, but damage was minimal because of the low population. The Peñascal Wind Power Project was built near Sarita in the early 21st Century and is expected to slightly raise the population of the area. The King Ranch, of which Mifflin Kenedy had been a partner prior to 1868, covers a large part of the county. (Submitted on May 19, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.) 

3. Mifflin Kenedy. In 1882, Kenedy bought 400,000 acres in Cameron (later Kenedy) County and named it La Parra Ranch after the wild grapevines growing there. He also fenced La Parra, using posts imported from Louisiana. At that same time he organized the Kenedy Pasture Company. Having been successful in steamboating, trading, and ranching, Kenedy in 1876 entered the field of railroad construction to help Uriah Lott build the Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande line from Corpus Christi to Laredo. (Submitted on May 30, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.) 
 
Kenedy County Marker (<i>wide view; east side of Kenedy County Courthouse in background</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2018
3. Kenedy County Marker (wide view; east side of Kenedy County Courthouse in background)
Kenedy County Courthouse (<i>southeast corner view; marker visible in background, right edge</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2018
4. Kenedy County Courthouse (southeast corner view; marker visible in background, right edge)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on June 1, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 19, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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