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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Nueces County, Texas
Adjacent to Nueces County, Texas
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Business U.S. 77 at West Main Street, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 77Business . |
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The town of Bishop was established in 1910 by F.Z. Bishop on land he had purchased from the Driscoll Ranch. The townsite was staked on both sides of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico railroad line.
F.Z. Bishop, who dreamed of building a . . . — — Map (db m118007) HM |
| On East 6th Street 0.4 miles east of U.S. 77, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Also known as Bishop Cemetery #2, Restland Memorial Park was established in 1919. Following flooding from the 1919 hurricane, a committee, headed by J.M. Binion, acquired and designed a new cemetery to relocate some of the burials from the . . . — — Map (db m156336) HM |
| On North Shoreline Boulevard at Schatzell Street, on the right when traveling north on North Shoreline Boulevard. |
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A designated Texas Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, the Corpus Christi Seawall has helped to protect the coastal city for more than seventy years. Periodically devastated by hurricanes, Corpus Christi began to consider a protective barrier in . . . — — Map (db m117454) HM |
| On Ocean Drive, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1519 the Spanish government commissioned Alonzo Álvarez de Pineda (1494-1519) to explore the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the hope of finding a water passage from the Gulf to the Orient. Ships, men, and money for the expedition were provided by . . . — — Map (db m31974) HM |
| On Twigg Street east of Mesquite Street (State Highway 544), on the right when traveling east. |
| | After a convention of Republic of Texas citizens accepted terms on July 4, 1845, for annexation to the United States, General Zachary Taylor brought 4,000 men of the U.S. 3rd infantry to Corpus Christi to defend the embryonic state from Indians or . . . — — Map (db m134467) HM |
| On Leopard Street (State Highway 407 Spur) at North Lower Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west on Leopard Street. |
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This 40-foot bluff became a distinctive border between uptown and downtown as Corpus Christi experienced rapid growth after 1900. With the encouragement of Mayor Roy Miller, New York engineer Alexander Potter began designing improvements to the . . . — — Map (db m118339) HM |
| On Lawrence Street at North Shoreline Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Lawrence Street. |
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(front side)
Friendship Monument
Linking the Cultures of
Spain * México * United States
In 1746, King Felipe V of Spain, concerned the French would try to claim and settle the Gulf Plains from the Nueces River to Tampico, . . . — — Map (db m118401) HM |
| Near Leopard Street (State Highway 407) east of North Alameda Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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A soldier, colonist, Indian fighter, and explorer, Captain Enrique Villarreal at one time held title to most of the land that now constitutes Nueces County. The Rincón del Oso land grant, encompassing approximately 44,000 acres, was awarded to . . . — — Map (db m118088) HM |
| On North Upper Broadway south of Lipan Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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Forbes Britton (1812-1861), a Virginian and graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, came to Corpus Christi as an army captain in Mexican War, 1846. He returned as a civilian, and with his wife Rebecca (Millard) had this classical revival house . . . — — Map (db m118375) HM |
| On North Water Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Near here on August 16 and 18, 1862, three Confederate artillery pieces held off four attacking Federal ships during the Civil War bombardment of Corpus Christi.
The blockading squadron of Lieutenant J.W. Kittredge, U.S.N., had harassed the . . . — — Map (db m122342) HM |
| On North Upper Broadway north of Lipan Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Corpus Christi Cathedral is the second structure to serve as cathedral for the Diocese of Corpus Christi. It replaced Saint Patrick's, the church which had become the cathedral when the city was elevated to Diocesan seat in 1912. After a 1938 . . . — — Map (db m119048) HM |
| On North Upper Broadway at Lipan Street, on the right when traveling south on North Upper Broadway. |
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This site and the Corpus Christi Cathedral property were donated to the Diocese by the Kenedy family in 1938.
Construction of the Cathedral started in 1939 and it was dedicated in 1940. The former Kenedy home, located where the Cathedral now . . . — — Map (db m118392) HM |
| On Ocean Drive north of Ropes Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Speculator and developer Elihu Harrison Ropes (1845-1898) had been a publisher, realtor, and insurance agent in New Jersey before coming to Texas on a vacation during the late 1880s. A venture along the Gulf Coast resulted in his plan to develop a . . . — — Map (db m32082) HM |
| On Ramirez Street at Padre Street, on the right when traveling west on Ramirez Street. |
| | Shortly after the people of Texas voted to approve annexation to the U.S. in June 1845, the U.S. entered a boundary dispute between Texas and Mexico. President James K. Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to position his troops on or near the Rio . . . — — Map (db m31938) HM |
| On Ocean Drive, on the left when traveling north. |
| | On August 17, 1878, a group of local residents met in the home of S.T. Foster at 702 Antelope Street to organize the First Baptist Church of Corpus Christi. Under the leadership of the Rev. J.W.D. Creath, a noted pioneer Baptist missionary, the . . . — — Map (db m32085) HM |
| On North Chaparrel Street near Resaca Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Originally located at the corner of Waco and Comanche Streets, this colonial revival home was built in 1907-08 for the family of Asa Milton and Frances Garrett French. A.M. French (1850-1936), a native of New Hampshire, was a surveyor and civil . . . — — Map (db m118080) HM |
| On North Mesquite Street south of William Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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The Corpus Christi Gold Star Court of Honor pays tribute to the mothers of the servicemen of Nueces County killed during World War I (1914-1918). Incorporated into the existing Spohn Park, part of the Broadway Bluff improvements completed in . . . — — Map (db m118391) HM WM |
| On North Chaparral Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This structure was built in 1904 as a residence for the family of Benito Grande (1865-1926). Originally located at 709 Artesian Street (approximately 1 mile southwest), it was moved here in 1982 to preserve it from demolition.
Benito Grande moved . . . — — Map (db m33480) HM |
| On North Shoreline Boulevard at Schatzell Street, on the right when traveling north on North Shoreline Boulevard. |
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Well-known in San Antonio for his “Trail Drivers” sculpture on permanent display inside the Witte Museum, Danish-American artist Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941) made several proposals to the City of Corpus Christi in the early twentieth . . . — — Map (db m117452) HM |
| 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 Chaparrel Street at Fitzgerald Street, on the right when traveling north on Chaparrel Street. |
| | Bounded by Twigg and Tiger Streets, Hall's Bayou and Corpus Christi Bay, the section of the city's Ward One known as Irishtown included primarily Irish residents, although there were also Anglo Americans, Mexican Americans, African Americans, Greeks . . . — — Map (db m32174) HM |
| On North Chaparral when traveling north. |
| | A first-generation Texan, James Jalufka (1879-1969) was born in Lavaca County, the son of Moravian (Czech) immigrants. A veteran of the Spanish-American War, he also served as a soldier in World War I. He was a prominent South Texas cotton grower . . . — — Map (db m33637) HM |
| On North Chapparral Street when traveling north. |
| | This was a merchant's residence of the early 1900s. Born in Indianola, Julius Lichtenstein (1871-1923) was three when his family moved to Corpus Christi and opened a drygoods store in 1874. From childhood, he worked in the store that in time became . . . — — Map (db m33666) HM |
| | Kamikaze, meaning “divine wind,” was an echo from Japan’s legendary past. It was the name of a wind god who was said to have sent a typhoon that repulsed a mongol invasion fleet heading for Japan in the year 1281. Nearly seven centuries . . . — — Map (db m96281) WM |
| On North Chaparral Street when traveling north. |
| | On original Spanish land grant of 1831, "Rincon de Oso". Built 1851. Lumber of native wood, sawed by hand. Square nails. 3 gables, 2 chimneys.
Commandeered as hospital during the Civil War and in a . . . — — Map (db m33339) HM |
| On Lipan Street east of Artesian Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported unreadable. |
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One of the most influential American political groups of the twentieth century, the League of United Latin American Citizens was founded in Corpus Christi.
The formation of LULAC resulted from the merger of three groups: the Order of Sons of . . . — — Map (db m118076) HM |
| On North Chaparral Street when traveling north. |
| | Mary Alice Ward McCampbell, widow of William Berry McCampbell, purchased land at 1421 Water Street in the old Irishtown section of Corpus Christi in 1908. Soon thereafter she hired local architect and builder William F. Bowles to design and build a . . . — — Map (db m33276) HM |
| On North Chaparral Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Originally built on property that was part of a Mexican land grant awarded to Enrique Villareal in 1831, this house was constructed for Walter Merriman in 1851. Merriman, a lawyer, had moved to Corpus Christi from Illinois shortly after his marriage . . . — — Map (db m33401) HM |
| On Peoples Street T-Head near North Shoreline Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This ship is a replica of Christopher Columbus' ship Niña. It is one of three ships built in Spain to commemorate the historic 1492 voyage. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the three ships toured American ports in 1992 before coming to . . . — — Map (db m33186) HM |
| On North Mesquite Street south of Belden Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1853 lawlessness in Nueces County, which covered most of the area from Corpus Christi to the Mexican border, prompted the construction of the first county courthouse on this block. Three lots were purchased for $300 from Corpus Christi founder, . . . — — Map (db m32122) HM |
| On Padre Street at Ramirez Street, on the right when traveling north on Padre Street. |
| | The oldest federal military cemetery in Texas, Old Bayview was laid out by U.S. Army engineers while Brig. Gen. Zachary Taylor was encamped in Corpus Christi on the eve of the Mexican War. On Sept. 13, 1845, the steamer "Dayton", used to transfer . . . — — Map (db m31871) HM |
| | Welcome to Padre Island National Seashore-Spring, summer, autumn, winter—any time is a special time to begin your Padre Island National Seashore adventure.
Take a day, a weekend, or longer to enjoy the Gulfshore playgrounds of America’s . . . — — Map (db m95685) |
| | On the aft side of the island you see a Japanese Rising Sun flag with a black border. This flag indicates the exact location where in November 1944 a Japanese Kamikaze plane (code name Zeke) crashed into USS Lexington, killing 50 of her crew. . . . — — Map (db m96280) WM |
| On North Shoreline Boulevard/Ocean Drive at Peoples Street, T-Head, on the right when traveling north on North Shoreline Boulevard/Ocean Drive. |
| | City of Corpus Christi
Selena Memorial
Dedicated May 25, 1997
Selena Quintanilla-Perez
1972-1996
Selena was referred to as La Flor (The Flower)
and identified with La Rosa Blanca (The White Rose)
When you view La Rosa Blanca, . . . — — Map (db m37718) HM |
| On North Chaparral Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Charlotte Scott (Mrs. Edward D.) Sidbury (1830-1904), the builder of this house, was born in North Carolina and came with her parents to Sterling Robertson's colony before the Texas Revolution (1836). She married John Wesley Scott in 1848; they . . . — — Map (db m33573) HM |
| On Lipan Street west of South Carrizo Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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The Corpus Christi Independent School District hired Miss Rose Dunne to teach English and academics to the city's Mexican American students in a year-long experimental program in 1896. Miss Dunne and her pupils were so successful that in 1901 the . . . — — Map (db m118075) 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 |
| On Water Street north of Peoples/Antelope Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | As railroad lines made travel easier for the people of the state, a group of South Texas businessmen developed plans to attract vacationers to Corpus Christi. The construction of the Nueces Hotel in 1912-1913 was part of this development. . . . — — Map (db m37725) HM |
| On North Water Street north of Peoples Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | One of the earliest industries in Corpus Christi was a mill erected at this site by Captain John Anderson (1813-1898), a Swedish-born seafarer who brought his family to Texas in 1852. Anderson built a house here in the 1850s, when this property was . . . — — Map (db m134449) 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 |
| | Born in Philadelphia in 1817, Thomas S. Parker came to Texas at the age of twenty. In 1839 he and his parents William W. and Hannah Parker were awarded large land grants in the vicinity of present-day Corpus Christi; they used the land to raise . . . — — Map (db m31944) HM |
| Near N. Shoreline Blvd north of Breakwater Ave.. |
| | USS Lexington CV-16
Aircraft Carrier
Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark.
This highly decorated warship illustrates the pivotal role
Performed by aircraft carriers during World War II as these ships became the . . . — — Map (db m42149) HM |
| On Port Street near West Cotter Street, on the right. |
| | Aransas Pass, The natural inlet (3 miles) to Aransas Bay, separates San Jose and Mustang Islands. These islands are part of a chain of barrier islands which extend along the entire length of Texas' coastal mainland.
At the beginning of the civil . . . — — Map (db m45826) HM |
| On Port Street at West Cotter Street, on the right on Port Street. |
| | The Aransas Pass has significantly influenced the economic development of the region. The natural waterway also has included treacherous navigational hazards. In 1878, the US Government addressed this situation when it established the first Aransas . . . — — Map (db m45835) HM |
| | In the late 1700's the US began a coastal defense system to protect ports and strategic points. Texas, which became a State in 1845, featured several Gulf Coast sites that would prove important in the US Military engagements in the 19th Century and . . . — — Map (db m45832) HM |
| On East Main Avenue at North 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Avenue. |
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Robstown began in 1903 at the merger point of the Texas-Mexican and the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railroads. The town grew rapidly after the arrival of land developer George H. Paul. He organized the George H. Paul Land Co., acquired . . . — — Map (db m118052) HM |
| On North 5th Street north of East Main Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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The Robstown Record began serving the Robstown community and surrounding areas in 1919, when M.L. Dale and his wife, Myrtle, began to print the paper. At the time, Robstown did not have a newspaper; the community's first new periodical, . . . — — Map (db m118053) HM |
| On County Highway 61 south of State Highway 44, on the right when traveling north. |
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In Nov. 1909, the Rev. J. Goebels called a meeting to organize St. Anthony's parish for the recently settled German Catholic farm families in the community of Land Siding, later known as Violet. Louis Petrus donated five acres for a church site, . . . — — Map (db m117483) HM |
| On County Highway 61 south of State Highway 44, on the right when traveling north. |
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Settlement founded in 1908 by German settlers • Church founded as a mission in 1910 and a public school until 1912 • Rectory built in 1912 and used as a second school until 1918 • Church was remodeled in 1919 and moved to Clarkwood in 1952 as our . . . — — Map (db m117497) HM |
| On County Highway 61 at State Highway 44, on the right when traveling north on County Highway 61. |
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In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of Texas’ independence, Violet, Texas was recognized and sanctioned as an independent sesquicentennial community by the State of Texas and by the County of Nueces.
Special recognition is given to the . . . — — Map (db m117478) HM |
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