Jewish settlers came to Corpus Christi shortly after the city's founding in 1852. Several became prominent business owners and community leaders. In the 1870s, the Jewish community formed a Hebrew Benevolent Society. In 1912, they formed a . . . — — Map (db m211551) HM
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 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 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 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
Theodore Merchant “Buddy” Lawrence, Jr., was born on January 16, 1861 in Corpus Christi and was the son of Theodore Merchant and Sarah Ann (Quinn) Lawrence. He was also the grandson of one of the city's first physicians, Dr. David Henry Lawrence. . . . — — Map (db m211729) 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
On Schanen Boulevard just east of Weber Road, on the right when traveling east.
Travis Baptist Church in 1911, residents of the rural southwest Nueces County farming community of London formed the London Baptist Church. The congregation included forty charter members and services were first held in the community’s school, . . . — — Map (db m211958) HM
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 Ocean Drive, 0.2 miles east of Island Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Originally called Island 'A', this 258 acre peninsula was later named for land developer John C. Ward who obtained the island in 1892. Plans to develop the island into an exclusive resort community were crushed by a depression in 1893, but Ward . . . — — Map (db m211978) HM
Chemist, geologist, and photographer William DeRyee was born as William Düry in Würzburg, Bavaria. He was educated at the gymnasium and lateinschule in Würzburg, then went on to study at the University of Munich. He participated in the 1848 uprising . . . — — Map (db m182940) HM
Near Ramirez Street at Padre Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Worthington, Ohio, on March 14, 1837, William Henderson Maltby served as a journalist and newspaper publisher for three Corpus Christi newspapers. While living in Cleveland, Maltby worked as a typesetter for the Cleveland Herald in . . . — — Map (db m182933) HM
On Ayers Street at 15th Street, on the right when traveling east on Ayers Street.
This property was outside the city limits in 1934 when acquired by the Corpus Christi Independent School District for a new junior high. The school board voted to name the planned facility for Edmund Wynn Seale (c.1887-1934) shortly after his death. . . . — — Map (db m182926) HM
