This cemetery was part of the original homestead of William Green and Adeline Burris Butler, who had migrated to Texas with their families before the Civil War. Eventually their ranching interests included land in five South Texas counties. . . . — — Map (db m290735) HM
On East School Street at St Mary's Street, on the right when traveling west on East School Street.
In 1858, a group led by Pastor J.N. Key met at the schoolhouse on Escondido creek and organized the first Protestant church in Karnes County, the Escondido Baptist Church. On 16 acres between Dry Escondido Creek and the San Antonio River they built . . . — — Map (db m294822) HM
On Farm to Market Road 626 0.1 miles south of Farm to Market Road 2102, on the right when traveling south.
On June 12, 1901, Sheriff W.T. "Brack” Morris and deputy arrived at the Thulemeyer Ranch to question Gregorio Cortez (1875-1916) about a reported horse theft in Atascosa County. A shootout ensued, leaving Sheriff Morris dead. Cortez fled the . . . — — Map (db m121759) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 181) at South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
The town of Kenedy occupies a site that once was part of a royal Spanish land grant to Don Carlos Martinez. American settlement in the area began after the Texas War for Independence (1836). Land for a townsite was purchased in 1886 by railroad . . . — — Map (db m174612) HM
On County Highway 329 0.2 miles south of County Highway 330, on the right when traveling south.
During World War II, the U.S. established three internment camps in Texas for alien civilians in the U.S. and Latin America, and one was located in Kenedy. The U.S. repatriated German, Japanese and Italian detainees in trade for American prisoners . . . — — Map (db m192193) HM
On Clinton Place at Hillside Drive, on the left when traveling south on Clinton Place.
Shocked by the December 7, 1941, Empire of Japan attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that propelled the U.S. into World War II, one U.S. Government response was the incarceration of more than 120,000 Issei (first generation, Japanese immigrants) and . . . — — Map (db m294821) HM
On South 5th Street 0.1 miles north of School Street, on the left when traveling south.
Episcopal worship services were held in Kenedy as early as 1899, though the congregation of St. Matthew's was not organized as a mission until 1913, by the Rev. Alfred R.S. Garden. Designed by Frank Corby, this was the only Episcopal church in the . . . — — Map (db m174613) HM
