On Park Road 22 7.5 miles south of Sea Pines Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The grassland prairie you see in front of you once covered approximately 13 million acres (5 million hectares) of coastal Texas and Louisiana. Because of extensive cattle ranching, farming, and development, only two percent of this coastal prairie . . . — — Map (db m294343) HM
On Park Road 22 7.5 miles south of Sea Pines Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Three distinct groups of people have lived here - Indians, explorers, and ranchers. Today, this island is mostly undeveloped, preserved by Padre Island National Shore. Centuries ago, nomadic Coahuiltecans lived here in short-term settlements. . . . — — Map (db m294342) HM
In response to the deplorable terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the congregation of the first presbyterian church of Kingsville, Texas, makes the following declaration: We, like other Americans and freedom - loving people all over the . . . — — Map (db m213763) HM WM
On West King Avenue (State Highway 141) at West Santa Gertrudis Street, on the right when traveling west on West King Avenue.
Established in September 1915 by Lt. Joseph Dorst Patch, acting under orders of the United States Army during the troubles on the Mexican border. This camp served as the operational base for companies K, L and M of the 26th Infantry, U.S. Army. . . . — — Map (db m193173) HM
In order to better market and transport cattle from area ranches at the turn of the twentieth century, Henrietta King, owner of the King Ranch, and other ranchers joined to bring the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway through the area to . . . — — Map (db m205968) HM
Born in Bastrop County. A state game warden 1930-1938; stationed in Kingsville. He was killed on duty in Jim Wells County when he and other wardens caught men "spotlighting" deer. Married Mattie B. Wright, they had 5 children. — — Map (db m206865) HM
On North 11th Street at East Kleberg Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North 11th Street.
Fifty-two years before the celebrated landing of English settlers at Plymouth Rock, in what is now Massachusetts, three Englishmen traveled this South Texas area. They were sailors who had gone to sea in 1567 with Sir John Hawkins, an admiral of . . . — — Map (db m201834) HM
On West King Avenue (State Highway 141) at South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on West King Avenue.
In July 1904, the railroad reached the new town of Kingsville. The next month, twelve local residents, led by Bro. R. L. Pearce as pastor, organized a Baptist church. Pearce served until 1907. That year, members built their first sanctuary. Other . . . — — Map (db m192521) HM
On Oct. 11, 1911, the first Christian Church of Kingsville was organized, many of its charter members being employees of the town’s new railroad. When there was a lack of funds to construct a church, the community responded with donations, . . . — — Map (db m206933) HM
On West Kleberg Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Tradition holds that Presbyterians in Kingsville first held services under mesquite trees before formally organizing on January 8, 1905. That day, the Rev. A.H.P. McCurdy led several men and women in services at the Kingsville Lumber Company. . . . — — Map (db m192519) HM
On West Kleberg Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The first Methodist worship service in Kingsville was on March 4, 1904. The Reverend C. S. Mills, a pastor from Corpus Christi, conducted the service with thirty-one attendants sitting under mesquite trees. Services continued in local businesses and . . . — — Map (db m192518) HM
On North 3rd Street at West Kleberg Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North 3rd Street.
Completed in 1909, this school building originally housed all grades of the Kingsville school system. The site and funds for construction were donated by school benefactor Henrietta M. King (d. 1925), the widow of King Ranch founder Capt. Richard . . . — — Map (db m192522) HM
In the early 1900s, Richard M. Kleberg Sr., Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Caesar Kleberg entered into an intensive effort to develop a superior ranch horse that had speed, athletic ability, intelligence and cow sense. In 1916, they purchased a . . . — — Map (db m213762) HM
A major South Texas way-station on cotton road, lifeline of southern states in the Civil War. Had water, food, mules, oxen and bunks for drivers of wagons hauling cotton to trade for war goods. Also bivouacked Confederate troops in war marches. . . . — — Map (db m270066) HM
On 2nd Street just south of West Fordyce Street, on the right when traveling north.
Early religious activities for African Americans in this area, many of whom arrived as employees of railroad companies, were conducted at a mission station, reportedly located under a mesquite tree, the Rev. William Green, a missionary for the . . . — — Map (db m208003) HM
On North 6th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Promotional efforts by William D. McNeill (1860-1925) of North Carolina resulted in construction of the Kingsville Cotton Mill on this site in 1921. Interested citizens supported the project with an investment of $150,000. Production began on Feb. . . . — — Map (db m192517) HM
On West King Avenue (State Highway 141) at West Santa Gertrudis Street, on the right when traveling west on West King Avenue.
As a favored camp, important in Mexico's relations with early Texas. Visited June 1832 by Matamoros citizens on their way to compliment Irish settlers with a feast at Banquete Lake, 25 miles to the north.
Gen. Juan Urrea camped here Feb. 25, . . . — — Map (db m193172) HM
Mexican-American Presbyterian congregations began to appear in Texas in the last decade of the nineteenth century. With the population increase in Texas following the Mexican Revolution, the Presbyterian Church began to assess the need for . . . — — Map (db m208750) HM
On West Yoakum Avenue at North 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on West Yoakum Avenue.
Begun by the Woman's Club in 1909, Kingsville's Public Library was moved to this building in 1927. B. E. Giesecke and A. W. Harris of Austin designed the Spanish colonial revival structure, which was built under the leadership of club president Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m195683) HM
On this site, part of the De La Garza Santa Gertrudis land grant purchased by Captain Richard King in 1853, has stood each of the King Ranch headquarters. The first, an adobe jacal, was replaced by a frame cottage which later burned. Under the . . . — — Map (db m270062) HM
On East Doddridge Avenue at South 10th Street on East Doddridge Avenue.
Kingsville's St. Paul Lutheran Church grew from early missionary efforts of the Rev. Frederick H. Eickhoff, an Indiana Pastor working for the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod of Texas. It began in January 1912 as one of his several charges in the . . . — — Map (db m167027) HM
On South 6th Street (Business U.S. 77) south of Cecil Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In 1846 Zachary Taylor's army marched from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande. On March 10, 11, 12, 13, the four regiments in succession camped at this spot on Santa Gertrudis Creek.
War with Mexico over the boundary of Texas began soon. The . . . — — Map (db m117527) HM
On University Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
As the state sought to expand its normal college system to train teachers, local Kingsville citizens, such as J.N. Bigbee, Maria Toner, Charles Flato, Claude Pollard, R.J Kleberg, and Caesar Kleberg, demonstrated the town’s suitability for just such . . . — — Map (db m192500) HM
Richard King (1824-1885), a Rio Grande steamboat captain, bought two Spanish land grants on Santa Gertrudis Creek and founded the legendary King Ranch in 1853. He brought longhorn cattle from Mexico and battled droughts and cattle . . . — — Map (db m192499) HM
Near East Kleberg Avenue at PFC Daniel Alarcon Street, on the right when traveling west.
Styled by standard plans of the builder, the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railroad Company; erected in 1904 of locally made adobe brick, this structure is one of oldest in Kingsville. It has seen interesting events involving traffic during . . . — — Map (db m118021) HM
On East General Cavazos Boulevard (County Road 1356) just west of East Carlos Truan Boulevard (County Road 425), on the right when traveling east.
Prior to U.S. involvement in World War II, the Naval Expansion Act of 1940 funded the growth of a two-ocean Navy and authorized the expansion of new Naval Air Stations. City of Kingsville officials saw the potential benefits of the creation of a . . . — — Map (db m211963) HM
On East Kleberg Avenue at PFC Daniel Alarcon Street, on the right when traveling west on East Kleberg Avenue.
Merchant, banker, builder of railroads to the Rio Grande. Born in Albany, N.Y. Came to South Texas in 1868. Chartered the Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad in 1875. Later, reorganized it as the Texas - Mexican . . . — — Map (db m118032) HM
On U.S. 77 at County Road 2130, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 77.
Natural gas was first encountered in 1912 by Frank House while drilling for water on the Oscar Rosse Farm. Other efforts to obtain fresh water resulted in more gas pockets or water contaminated with salt or oil. An unsuccessful attempt was made in . . . — — Map (db m287816) HM
On U.S. 77 0.9 miles north of Ranch to Market Road 628, on the right when traveling south.
First expedition to give detailed descriptions of Texas' offshore islands and to refer to Corpus Christi Bay by its present name.
The exploration was ordered by the viceroy of New Spain in the midst of rumors that the English planned to . . . — — Map (db m309109) HM
On U.S. 77 at East South Boulevard, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 77.
On December 23, 1863, Capt. James Speed of General Napoleon J.T. Dana's Brownsville-based Federal Army force raided unguarded King Ranch. Objectives: to capture or kill Captain Richard King and destroy the Confederate cotton trade. King, . . . — — Map (db m165582) HM
On U.S. 77 at East South Boulevard, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 77.
Centuries old, this burial ground was once used by the primitive Karankawa Indians. A little-known group, this coastal tribe cared for Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca when he was shipwrecked in Texas in 1528. Although previously looted, the site . . . — — Map (db m165583) HM
On Cemetery Road 0.3 miles north of State Highway 285, on the left when traveling north.
This cemetery has served the residents of Riviera since early in the community's history. Riviera was established by Theodore F. Koch, an immigrant from the Netherlands. In 1907, he dedicated land for a burial ground, formally deeding the acreage . . . — — Map (db m209266) HM
On Cypress Street at South 8th Street, on the right when traveling east on Cypress Street.
On March 27, 1910, three years after Riviera was established, the Rev. C. W. Perkins organized this congregation with 31 charter members. Originally named Riviera Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the fellowship met in a one-room schoolhouse until . . . — — Map (db m193175) HM
On U.S. 77 0.9 miles north of Ranch to Market Road 628, on the right when traveling south.
Battle road of General Zachary Taylor and largest U.S. Army fielded in first half of the 19th century.
After annexation of former Republic of Texas was approved in 1845, the United States sent Taylor to occupy area below the Nueces—to . . . — — Map (db m118051) HM
