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Henry Lawrence Kinney
By Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2018
Henry Lawrence Kinney Marker (tall view)
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| Near Leopard Street (State Highway 407) east of North Alameda Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Known as the founder of Corpus Christi, Pennsylvania native Henry Lawrence Kinney (1814-1861) was trained to become a merchant by his father, Simon Kinney. He helped lay out the town of Peru, Illinois, and eventually made his way to this part of . . . — — Map (db m118498) HM |
| On Antelope Street at North Lower Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east on Antelope Street. |
| | Henry L. Kinney (b. 1814), founder of Corpus Christi, began by October 1851 to organize the Lone Star Fair to boost local economy. The fair was publicized to attract new settlers to the area, but was a thinly-veiled attempt to recruit men for the . . . — — Map (db m118340) HM |
| On North Upper Broadway at Blucher Street, on the left when traveling south on North Upper Broadway. |
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Henry L. Kinney, born in Pennsylvania in June 1814, came to this area about 1858 and established a fort-like trading post (across Broadway). The building, enclosed by a stockade, contained his home, store, and quarters for armed men. The bulk of . . . — — Map (db m118374) HM |
Jun. 17, 2024