On North Shoreline Boulevard at Breakwater Ave, on the right when traveling north on North Shoreline Boulevard.
On August 31, 1919, a tropical storm developed in the Caribbean Sea. For two weeks it grew in intensity, undetected, and moved into the Gulf of Mexico. By midnight on September 13 a hurricane was approaching an unsuspecting South Texas coastline. . . . — — Map (db m294495) HM
On Breaker Avenue at Surfside Boulevard, on the left when traveling south on Breaker Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
On August 31, 1919, a tropical storm developed in the Caribbean Sea. For two weeks it grew in intensity, undetected, and moved into the Gulf of Mexico. By midnight on September 13 a hurricane was approaching an unsuspecting South Texas coastline. . . . — — Map (db m307878) HM
On North Shoreline Boulevard at Schatzell Street, on the right when traveling north on North Shoreline Boulevard.
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 North Shoreline Boulevard just south of Peoples Street, on the right when traveling north.
On June 1, 1966, 700 Starr County melon farm workers went on strike in protest of wages beneath the national minimum wage and harsh working conditions. Eugene Nelson of the National Farm Workers Association came to south Texas, organized the . . . — — Map (db m231749) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m304402) HM
To All Who Rest Here in Peace and Served Their Country Faithfully, May We Always Cherish Our Freedom by Honoring Their Memory.
Lest We Forget. — — Map (db m182911) WM
On Waco Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born enslaved to parents Alvina (d. 1910) and Samuel Moore, Anna Moore Schwein was a longtime educator in Corpus Christi whose later interviews give insight into the town’s early history. Her mother was one of the first enslaved persons brought to . . . — — Map (db m286718) HM
On Comanche Street, on the right when traveling west.
Remembered for his contributions to the art community, Antonio E. Garcia was a talented Mexican American artist who created wood carvings, public frescoes and murals, and impacted generations of artists. Antonio E. Garcia was born in Monterrey, . . . — — Map (db m205634) 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 Elizabeth Street, on the left when traveling west.
One of three brothers who became doctors, A.E. Spohn (1845-1913) was born in Canada and studied medicine in Michigan and New York. He came to the Texas Gulf Coast in 1868 as a U.S. surgeon in charge of military quarantine. He settled in Corpus . . . — — Map (db m205635) HM
On Leopard Street (State Highway 407 Spur) at North Lower Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west on Leopard Street.
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 Interstate 37 Frontage Road at Mountain Trail, on the right when traveling south on Interstate 37.
The rural Nueces County settlement of Calallen was established by the Calvin Townsite Company on August 18, 1910. The president of the firm was the prominent local cattlemen Calvin J. Allen (1859-1922), for whom the town was named. The area's . . . — — Map (db m269726) HM
On Louisiana Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Since 1848, smuggling, rustling and armed incursions by people on both sides of the Rio Grande were common. When the Mexican Revolution began, fear of violent attacks escalated. After Pancho Villa's raid in New Mexico on March 9, 1916, . . . — — Map (db m205729) HM
On Lawrence Street at North Shoreline Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Lawrence Street.
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.
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.
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
The Centennial Memorial Museum was built as part of a statewide commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of Texas Independence. In 1935, the Centennial Advisory Board of Nueces County discussed plans for the centennial. Original plans centered on . . . — — Map (db m205827) HM
On South Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
The earliest recorded visit of an Episcopal priest to Corpus Christi was that of the Rev. Lucius H. Jones in 1857. Three years later, a congregation was formally organized on the second floor of the Nueces County Courthouse. Bishop Alexander Gregg . . . — — Map (db m206013) HM
On South Alameda Street at The Driscoll Way on South Alameda Street.
Clara Driscoll, a descendant of an early Texas colonist and veteran, philanthropist and public figure, inherited her family's large estate when her brother, Robert Driscoll, Jr., died in 1929. The estate included real estate, oil and gas . . . — — Map (db m182917) HM
On Packery Channel Park Road 0.1 miles east of South Padre Island Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Facilities for the rendering of hides and tallow and for meat packing flourished along the Texas Coastal Bend during the last half of the nineteenth century, when hundreds of thousands of wild longhorns roamed South Texas; Packery Channel was named . . . — — Map (db m182899) HM
On Coopers Alley at South Upper Broadway (State Highway 544 Spur), on the left when traveling east on Coopers Alley.
The hanging of two Confederate Army deserters at Corpus Christi in May of 1862 was the only military execution to take place in Nueces County during the Civil War. At that time, the Texas coast from Matagorda to Corpus Christi was blockaded by the . . . — — Map (db m182928) 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 South Shoreline Boulevard at Kinney Street, on the right when traveling north on South Shoreline Boulevard.
Duty – Honor – Country The United Vietnam Veterans of Texas Do immortalize in granite, the hearts and souls of the American people, so that no one will ever forget them Corpus Christi Alaniz, Paul G. Jr. - USMC • Alvarez, Ignacio Jr. – . . . — — Map (db m295373) HM WM
On North Lower Broadway Street just south of Twigg Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first issue of the Corpus Christi "Caller" was published on January 21, 1883. It was established by Eli Merriman, owner of the Corpus Christi "Free Press", Ed Williams, co-owner of the "Semi-Weekly Ledger", and W.P. Caruthers, who is credited . . . — — Map (db m211715) 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.
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
Near Lantana Street north of Academy Drive, on the right when traveling north.
In 1927, the Benedictine Monks of the New Subiaco Monastery in Arkansas accepted an invitation from bishop Emmanuel Ledvina to establish a Catholic boys’ school in the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Eager for such a school that his grandsons could . . . — — Map (db m206766) HM
On North Mesquite Street at Peoples Street, on the right when traveling south on North Mesquite Street.
In 1871, a fire at the home of William L. Rogers prompted Corpus Christi citizens to organize a volunteer Fire Department. Felix Noessel and Peter Benson started a subscription list, raising funds for purchasing equipment. City officials helped . . . — — Map (db m290832) HM
On North Chaparral Street at Brewster Street, on the left when traveling north on North Chaparral Street.
When the deepwater port of Corpus Christi opened in September 1926, area dock workers formed two racially segregated labor union affiliates of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). Caucasian workers formed ILA Local 1224 and African . . . — — Map (db m206774) HM
On Baldwin Boulevard at Glendale Drive, on the left when traveling west on Baldwin Boulevard.
Now a centerpiece of higher education in the Coastal Bend Region, Del Mar College was established on July 30, 1935, when the people of Corpus Christi voted for a proposition to open a junior college. Classes for Corpus Christi Junior College began . . . — — Map (db m288583) HM
Also known as Flour Bluff Cemetery, this burial ground has always been open to the public. It was established in 1908 as part of a land purchase made by Edward Sidney Duncan (1868-1940) and Minerva Ellen Duncan (1877-1921). Earlier burials may . . . — — Map (db m206870) HM
Born the son of a doctor, Eli Todd Merriman (1852-1941) was a major contributor to the growth and development of Corpus Christi. The Merriman family migrated to Corpus Christi from Connecticut in 1838 by way of Bastrop, San Marcos, Edinburg and . . . — — Map (db m182939) 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 North Chaparral Street north of Lomax Street, on the left when traveling south.
This Corpus Christi landmark was opened in 1990 by Waterstreet Restaurants. The name originates from a very loosely organized group of mid-life locals who continue to enjoy the sport of surfing here in the Gulf of Mexico. Over the years the . . . — — Map (db m290831) 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 South Carrizo Street just south of Blucher Street, on the left when traveling south.
German native Anton Felix Hans Hellmuth von Blucher (1819-1879) came to the United States in 1844, arriving in New Orleans. The following year he moved to Texas and joined the German settlers at New Braunfels. Trained in engineering, languages, . . . — — Map (db m206894) HM
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 South Shoreline Boulevard at Furman Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Shoreline Boulevard.
The Rev. John Haynie conducted Methodist worship services at Corpus Christi in 1846 as federal troops gathered in preparation for what would become the Mexican War. It was not until 1853, however, that a Methodist church was established in the . . . — — Map (db m290940) HM
Formally organized on May 12, 1867, under the leadership of the Rev. William Mitchell, this congregation began with seven charter members. Construction of a sanctuary was begun immediately, but it was not completed until May 1868 due to a yellow . . . — — Map (db m207388) HM
On Graham Road, on the right when traveling north.
In the spring of 1838 France blockaded the coast of Mexico during the Pastry War, so-called because of the mistreatment of French citizens, including pastry chefs, living in Mexico. The strategic location of Corpus Christi Bay led to the revival . . . — — Map (db m206936) HM
The oil and gas industries merged with ranching and the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi to create a need for a new school. The first building was opened in 1892 in Brighton, which later became Flour Bluff. After the 1916 hurricane destroyed . . . — — Map (db m207398) 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 Agnes Street (State Highway 544) at 14th Street, on the right when traveling west on Agnes Street.
The Galvan Ballroom was established near downtown Corpus Christi in 1950. Rafael Galvan hired Corpus Christi architect Everett E. Hamon to design the streamline moderne building. Galvan was a prominent citizen of Corpus Christi. He was the city's . . . — — Map (db m182975) HM
Officer who rose from Ranger to Adjutant General. Ranching, law enforcement were his life's work. Six feet four inches tall, he was expert shot and horseman.
Scout for U.S. Army in 1914-1917 border troubles; served in two world wars, a colonel . . . — — Map (db m182916) HM
After the War Department issued General Order 329 in October 1863, African Americans had the opportunity to fight in the Union Army. George Owens, born enslaved in 1843 in Kentucky, took this opportunity. Owens enlisted in the Union Army on June 28, . . . — — Map (db m182932) HM
On Graham Road, on the right when traveling north.
During World War II, approximately 50,000 prisoners of war (POWs), primarily Germans, were housed in nearly 70 Texas camps. In 1945, U.S. Army officials at Fort Sam Houston (San Antonio) made a decision to send POWs already held in Texas to Naval . . . — — Map (db m206940) HM
On North Mesquite Street south of William Street, on the right when traveling south.
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 Oak Park Avenue 0.1 miles north of Up River Road.
A.C. Erwin, owner and developer of Corpus Christi's elite Oak Park subdivision, probably had this house built about the time Oak Park opened in 1929. Designed by local architect N.W. Hardy of the firm of Hardy and Curan, this became the home of . . . — — Map (db m182979) HM
On North Chaparral Street, on the right when traveling south.
The division of large area ranches in the early 1900s resulted in the need for clear titles of land, much of which dated from Spanish grants. One of the first individuals to start an abstract firm in Southwest Texas was Henry B. Baldwin, who . . . — — Map (db m207764) HM
On North Shoreline Boulevard at Schatzell Street, on the right when traveling north on North Shoreline Boulevard.
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
On South Brownlee Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
This burial ground was established in 1875 to serve the pioneer Jewish settlers of Corpus Christi, 55 years before the formal organization of a Jewish congregation in the area. Earlier burials had been in the nearest Jewish cemetery, located at . . . — — Map (db m207813) HM
On Hospital Boulevard at S 19th Street, on the right when traveling west on Hospital Boulevard.
Héctor Pérez García (1914-1996) was a courageous leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He achieved profound change in the treatment of fellow Mexican Americans through peaceful protest and legal recourse. García was born in Mexico. In 1917, when the . . . — — Map (db m288590) HM
Near Leopard Street (State Highway 407) east of North Alameda Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
The Hilltop Tuberculosis Sanatorium was the answer to Corpus Christi and Nueces County residents in need of a dedicated treatment facility for tuberculosis (TB). Known as consumption, TB dates to antiquity and remains endemic in much of the world. . . . — — Map (db m207818) HM
On South Shoreline Boulevard at Coppers Alley, on the right when traveling north on South Shoreline Boulevard.
December 7th 1941, a day which will live in infamy the Empire of Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor on the American soil of Oahu, Hawaii and in doing so awakened a sleeping giant. In honor and memorial of all our shipmates and . . . — — Map (db m295383) HM WM
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
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
Born in Devonshire, England, on December 4, 1842, to William and Hannah Downing, James Downing immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, in about 1850 with his family. On March 6, 1862, James enlisted for three years in the First Massachusetts Heavy . . . — — Map (db m201979) HM
Born in 1821, in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, John Bernard Murphy immigrated to the United States in 1845. Upon arriving in New Orleans, Murphy joined the United States Army as a staff reporter under General Zachary Taylor at the onset of war . . . — — Map (db m207910) HM
Born in Littleton, Massachusetts, in 1796, John Dix played a significant role in American and state history. As a teenager, he served aboard a privateer during the War of 1812. He was engaged in capturing the English brig Don Dossack, which . . . — — Map (db m182938) HM
On Up River Road (County Highway 54) at Dunn-Meany Road (Highway 52A), on the left when traveling west on Up River Road.
John Dunn, Sr., (1803-1889) immigrated to the United States from Ireland in 1851. He began acquiring large amounts of property in Nueces County, including this site which he purchased in 1868 from Jonas Pickles. This section of his landholdings was . . . — — Map (db m182985) HM
On Bison Drive at Cimarron Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Bison Drive.
Mexican American folklorist, writer, teacher, speaker, and cultural historian, Jovita Gonzales de Mireles, was born in Roma, Texas, near the Texas-Mexico Border as a fifth-generation descendant of a land-grant family, she was born and raised on her . . . — — Map (db m193757) HM
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
Among the first Indians encountered in Texas by 16th and 17th century European explorers were the nomadic Karankawas, who lived along the coast from Galveston Bay to the Corpus Christi area. A primitive tribe, the Karankawas fished and gathered . . . — — Map (db m207924) HM
On Comanche Street west of Mexico Street, on the right when traveling west.
This church was established in 1872 by Bishop John C. Keener. The Rev. Alejo Hernandez served as the first pastor. The church prospered then faltered during the Mexican revolution and depression but survived to become the Iglesia . . . — — Map (db m207938) HM
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 m290767) 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 South Shoreline Boulevard at Kinney Street, on the right when traveling north on South Shoreline Boulevard.
In memory of the following who lost their lives aboard Coast Guard Aircraft No. 213 while on a rescue mission Sept. 21, 1973 LCDR F. W. Miller • LTJG J. M. Mack • AD-1 H.D. Brown Jr. • AT-2 J.P. Pledger • AT-2 J.F. Harrison • AM-2 B. R. Gaskins . . . — — Map (db m295396) HM WM
Born in Prussia in April 1842, Louis de Planque immigrated to Mexico during the American Civil War era. By 1864 he was working in Matamoros and soon opened a photography studio in Brownsville, Texas. During the American Civil War, the Confederate . . . — — Map (db m182936) HM
On Lipan Street east of Artesian Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported unreadable.
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 Up River Road (County Highway 54) at Dunn Lane, on the left when traveling west on Up River Road.
A native of Ireland, Matthew Dunn was the first of five brothers to immigrate to the United States and settle in Corpus Christi. Their descendants have served prominently as active business and civic leaders throughout South Texas.
Upon his . . . — — Map (db m182982) HM
After the death of their parents, Mary Nolan arrived in Corpus Christi in 1845 at the age of sixteen along with her two brothers, Matt, eleven, and Tom, nine. Mary became a nurse in the United States Army, allowing Matt to serve as a bugler and Tom . . . — — Map (db m182944) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m308374) HM
An organization vital to the preservation of the area's rich heritage, the Moravian Club of Nueces County first formed to build and maintain a meeting hall for the many settlers of Czech descent, primarily Moravian, who migrated to southwestern . . . — — Map (db m208084) HM
On South Alameda Street at Louisiana Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Alameda Street.
Moses Menger Elementary School opened on South Alameda Street in January 1929 to serve students in Corpus Christi. It was the first Corpus Christi School built outside of the city's central area extent, helping to initiate development in the . . . — — Map (db m182922) HM
Born in Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland, on May 4, 1833, Margaret Mary Healy immigrated to the United States in 1845 with her physician father, Richard Healy. After staying with her brothers, uncles and aunts, they made their way to Matamoros . . . — — Map (db m207912) HM
On Graham Road, on the right when traveling north.
After the fall of France to Germany in June 1940, there was an increasing possibility of United States involvement in World War II, and an urgent need for naval aviators and naval air stations to train them. Coastal south Texas was considered an . . . — — Map (db m206937) 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 Bird Island Basin Road at Park Rd 22, on the right when traveling north on Bird Island Basin Road.
The buildings you see in the distance are all that is left of the open range cattle ranching on Padre Island. Cowboys built Novillo Line Camp using materials taken from the beach. This was one of four camps placed at 15-mile intervals on the . . . — — Map (db m294393) HM
Named for the river which, in 1689, Alonso de Leon called the Nueces because of the many pecan trees on its banks
Corpus Christi
county seat — — Map (db m290755) 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 m290754) HM
Henry L. Kinney (b. 1914), who founded Corpus Christi, established Nuecestown in 1852 at the location of the first ferry crossing on the Nueces River west of Corpus Christi. He sent agents to Europe, primarily England and Germany, to promote his . . . — — Map (db m208179) HM
This burial ground served the original residents of the Nuecestown community. The settlement was established in 1852 by Col. Henry Lawrence Kinney (b. 1814) who owned a trading post at Corpus Christi, 13.5 miles southeast. Originally called "The . . . — — Map (db m208185) HM
On Up River Road at Harney Road, on the right when traveling west on Up River Road.
During the reconstruction era in Texas, tensions mounted between Anglo settlers and Mexicans in the Nueces River area. On March 26, 1875, a band of raiders attacked a farm near Nuecestown, stealing livestock and taking some of the settlers . . . — — Map (db m208184) HM
Colonel Henry Lawrence Kinney established a trading post in the area now known as Corpus Christi in 1839. In 1850 he planned a settlement, which came to be called Nuecestown, approximately twelve miles up the Nueces River. The public school in . . . — — Map (db m208187) 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 m202010) HM
The first military funeral in Texas took place on this site in 1845. This venerable tree remains as a monument and a living witness to the troubled times that typified that era in Texas history. — — Map (db m182972) HM
On North Upper Broadway, on the right when traveling south.
St. Patrick's parish included only 19 families when the Rev. Bernard O'Reilly (1821-75) became first resident pastor in 1853. He supervised construction of Corpus Christi's first Catholic Church. The adobe building stood on Tancahua Street . . . — — Map (db m208255) HM
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 North Shoreline Boulevard at John Sartain St on North Shoreline Boulevard.
Harmon Dobson was many things: a father husband pilot and most certainly a visionary. But his life's work truly began when he opened a tiny burger stand at 2609 Ayers Street, about three miles from here. We seek to honor his legacy in everything we . . . — — Map (db m270753) HM
On South Padre Island Drive (Highway 22) at Padre Balli Park Road, on the left when traveling south on South Padre Island Drive.
First called Corpus Christi Island or Isla Santiago, Padre Island was named for Padre Jose Nicolas Balli (1772-1829). His family migrated from Spain in 1569 and became large landowners in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, influential in military and . . . — — Map (db m182904) 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 Packery Channel Park Road 0.1 miles east of South Padre Island Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Patrick Francis Dunn, the son of Irish immigrants Thomas and Catherine H. Dunn, was born Oct. 10, 1858, in Corpus Christi. He married Clara J. Jones Aug. 30, 1883.
In Dec. 1883, Pat Dunn entered a partnership with his mother and brother, . . . — — Map (db m182900) HM
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