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14086 Alonzo Álvarez de Pineda Oleander Point at Cole Park. East side of Ocean Drive, opposite Rosebud and Oleander streets. 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 ... 133 Alta Vista Hotel, Site of Intersection of Alta Plaza and Ocean Drive on traffic island on west side of road, Corpus Christi Colonel Elihu Harrison Ropes (1845-1898) came to Corpus Christi in 1888 with grand ideas for the town's development and promotion. With financial ... 23950 Anna Moore Schwein Old Bayview Cemetery. Born enslaved to parents Alvina (d. 1910) and Samuel Moore, Anna Moore Schwein was a longtime educator in Corpus Christi whose later interviews give ... 18483 Antonio E. Garcia Sacred Heart Catholic Church, northwest corner of Comanche and Alameda streets (1901-1997) Remembered for his contributions to the art community, Antonio E. Garcia was a talented Mexican American artist who created wood carvings, ... 185 Aransas Pass, C.S.A. at Intersection of SH 361 and Ferry Landing at Far East end of Roberts Point Park, Port Aransas Aransas Pass, the natural inlet (3 miles east) to Aransas Bay, separates San Jose and Mustang Islands. These islands are part of a chain of barrier ... 213 Artesian Park and Sulphur Well Artesian Park, Twigg Street at Chaparral, Corpus Christi After a convention of Republic of Texas citizens accepted terms on July 4, 1845, for annexation to the United States, General Zachary Taylor brought ... 6336 Arthur Edward Spohn, M.D. and Spohn Hospital Spohn Hospital Main entrance, 600 block Elizabeth Street, Corpus Christi 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 ... 93 At the Forks of the Agua Dulce Near CR 93 on private property. Map dot approximate. At the forks of the Agua Dulce fifteen miles southwest of San Patricio fell Dr. James Grant, Major Robert C. Morris, Captain Thomas Lewellen, Dr. ...

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623 Calallen I-37 frontage road (southbound) at Mountain Trail 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 ... 18856 Camp Scurry Santa Fe St. at Louisiana Pkwy. Since 1848, smuggling, rustling and armed incursions by people on both sides of the Rio Grande were common. When the Mexican Revolution began, fear ... 6338 Captain Enrique Villarreal and Rincon del Oso Land Grant City Hall main entrance, Leopard at Staples, Corpus Christi A soldier, colonist, Indian fighter, and explorer, Captain Enrique Villarreal at one time held title to most of the land that now constitutes Nueces ... 743 Casa Blanca Land Grant from Banquete takeFM 666 north about 6 miles to intersection with FM 624 marker is at northwest corner The first spanish land grant awarded in what is now Nueces county was the Casa Blanca land grant. Granted in 1798 by the spanish government to Juan ... 764 Cattle Drives from South Texas from Driscoll take FM 665 about 5.4 miles west to intersection with FM 666. By 1840, tens of thousands of wild cattle roamed this vast south Texas region between the Rio Grande and the Gulf of Mexico. The longhorns were almost ... 780 Centennial House 411 N. Upper Broadway, Corpus Christi 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. ... 17625 Centennial Memorial Museum mid block on Park Steet The Centennial Memorial Museum was built as part of a statewide commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of Texas Independence. In 1935, the Centennial ... 807 Chapman Ranch SH 286, W side 200 feet N of FM 70 In Jan. 1919, Philip Alexander Chapman (1847-1924) purchased 34,631 acres of the Laureles Division of the King Ranch for development as farm lands ... 6308 Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal 700 South Broadway, Corpus Christi 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 ... 17239 Clara Driscoll, The Driscoll Foundation and Driscoll Children's Hospital 3533 S. Alameda St., Corpus Christi CLARA DRISCOLL, A DESCENDANT OF AN EARLY TEXAS COLONIST AND VETERAN, PHILANTHROPIST AND PUBLIC FIGURE, INHERITED HER FAMILY’S LARGE ESTATE WHEN HER ... 16476 Coastal Hide, Tallow and Packing Industries North of Park Road 22, Packery Channel running east & west to the Gulf of Mexico 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 ... 18250 Confederate Army Deserters Hanged in Corpus Christi 600 Coopers Alley (Coopers Alley & Mesquite/Broadway) 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 ... 17184 Corpus Christi and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Take Harbor Ave. north until it deadends a the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. Turn left. James Strong Pavilion is 45 yards ahead CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR BROUGHT THE U.S. INTO WORLD WAR II. NEW NAVAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE APPEARANCE ... 1065 Corpus Christi Cathedral 505 North Upper Broadway 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 ... 16477 Corpus Christi College-Academy Corpus Christi, 1200 Lantana IN 1927, THE BENEDICTINE MONKS OF THE NEW SUBIACO MONASTERY IN ARKANSAS ACCEPTED AN INVITATION FROM BISHOP EMMANUEL LEDVINA TO ESTABLISH A CATHOLIC ... 14155 Corpus Christi Fire Department La Retama Park, at corner of Peoples, Mesquite and Schatzell In 1871, a fire at the home of William L. Rogers prompted Corpus Christi citizens to organize a volunteer fire deparment. Felix Noessel and Peter ... 22395 Corpus Christi Longshoremen's Unions NW corner N. Chaparral and Brewster streets. When the deepwater port of Corpus Christi opened in September 1926, area dock workers formed two racially segregated labor union affiliates of the ... 1068 Corpus Christi, 1861-1865 309 N. Water Street, courtyard between building and parking lot Near here on August 16 and 18, 1862, three Confederate artillery pieces held off four attacking Federal ships during the Civil War bombardment of ...

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6306 Felix von Blucher Blucher Park, Carrizo St., E side, 150 feet S of Blucher St. 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 ... 12125 First Baptist Church of Bishop 311 E. Fifth St. The Rev. J. B. Bruce of Kingsville and seven organizers met with forty applicants on January 29, 1911, in Moser Hall in downtown Bishop to establish ... 1625 First Baptist Church of Corpus Christi 3115 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi 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 ... 1751 First Methodist Church of Corpus Christi 900 West Shoreline, Corpus Christi The Rev. John Haynie conducted Methodist worship services at Corpus Christi in 1846 as federal troops gathered in preparation for what would become ... 1832 First Presbyterian Church of Corpus Christi 435 South Broadway, Corpus Christi Formally organized on May 12, 1867, under the leadership of the Rev. William Mitchell, this congregation began with seven charter members. Construction ... 12127 First United Methodist Church of Bishop 804 E. Sixth St. The Rev. Alton T. White, pastor at nearby Calallen, met with Methodists in the Bishop town hall to organize a Methodist Episcopal Church on November ... 12986 First United Methodist Church of Robstown Robstown, 107 N. 4th Formed at the start of the 20th century, Robstown grew around the intersection of the Texas Mexican Railway and the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico ... 1924 Flour Bluff Parker Park, NW corner Graham and Waldron roads, near parking lot 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 ... 17332 Flour Bluff Independent School District Flour Bluff Technology Center & Print Shop and Public Information Office, W side Waldron Road 0.2 mi. N of Glenoak Drive. 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 ... 18022 Fort Lipantitlan Southwest corner of FM 70 and CR 58. From Banquete take FM 666 about 7 miles north, head northwest on FM 3088 about 5.3 miles, turn northeast onto FM 70, drive about 0.7 mile to markers. Intersection of FM 70 and CR 58, near Jim Wells-Nueces county line and close to Sandia and San Patricio. In 1728 a Spanish fort was built at this site near a Lipan Apache village with the Aztec name "Lipantitlan." The post was later abandoned, and the ... 2059 French-Galvan House Heritage Park, 1513 North Chaparrel, Corpus Christi 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 ...

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18485 Galvan Ballroom 1632 Agnes The Galvan Ballroom was established near downtown Corpus Christi in 1950. Rafael Galvan hired Corpus Christi architect Everett E. Hamon to design ... 6337 General W.W. Sterling Seaside Memorial Park, Ocean Drive at Airline, Section R ("Redemption"), SW corner. (April 27, 1891-April 26, 1960) Officer who rose from ranger to adjutant general. Ranching, law enforcement were his life's work. Six feet, four ... 6317 George H. Paul Building Site Northwest corner 5th and Main, Robstown 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 ... 20157 George Owens Old Bayview Cemetery, Ramirez and Waco streets After the War Department issued General Order 329 in October 1863, African Americans had the opportunity to fight in the Union Army. George Owens, ... 16479 German POW Camp at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi H 358 (NAS Drive), Reference Marker 570, 16.6 miles from origin 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 ... 17953 Gold Star Court of Honor 400-500 block Lower Broadway 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). ... 2251 Grande-Grossman House Heritage Park, 1513 North Chaparral, Corpus Christi This structure was built in 1904 as a residence for the family of Benito Grande (1865-1926). Originally located at 709 Artesian Street (approximately ... 12128 Grossman-Graham House 821 Oak Park 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 ... 6318 Guaranty Title Company 921 North Chaparral, Corpus Christi 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 ... 18482 Gutzon Borglum and the Corpus Christi Bayfront Schatzell Street and Shoreline Blvd. Well-known in San Antonio for his “Trail Drivers” sculpture on permanent display inside the Witte Museum, Danish-American artist Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941) ...

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2711 Jalufka-Govatos House Heritage Park, 1513 North Chaparral, Corpus Christi 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 ... 22411 James Downing Old Bayview Cemetery Born in Devonshire, England, on December 4, 1842, to William and Hannah Downing, James Downing immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, in about 1850 ... 18857 John Bernard Murphy 700-798 N Upper Broadway Born in 1821, in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, John Bernard Murphy immigrated to the United States in 1845. Upon arriving in New Orleans, Murphy ... 17624 John Dix Old Bayview Cemetery, Ramirez and Waco streets 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 ... 6312 John Dunn, Jr. Homesite 5800 block of Up River Road, south side of road, across from Interstate Grain Port Terminal grain elevators, Corpus Christi John Dunn, Sr., (1803-1889) immigrated to the United States from Ireland in 1851. He began acquiring large amounts of property in Nueces County, ... 18855 Jovita González de Mireles Mireles Elementary School Mexican American folklorist, writer, teacher, speaker, and cultural historian, Jovita Gonzales de Mireles, was born in Roma, Texas, near the Texas-Mexico ... 6323 Julius Lichtenstein House Heritage Park, 1513 North Chaparral, Corpus Christi 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 ...

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6330 Martha (Reagan) Rabb (February 25, 1826-March 20, 1901) from Robstown take US 77 about 3.7 miles south Martha Reagan moved with her parents from Tennessee to Fayette County, Texas where she met and married John Rabb (1825-1872). In 1857, John and Martha ... 6313 Matthew Dunn Up River Road at Dunn Lane (5200 block of Up River Road), Corpus Christi 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 ... 18943 Matthew Nolan Old Bayview Cemetery, Ramirez and Waco streets 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 ... 3278 McCampell House Heritage Park, 1513 North Chapparal Street Mary Alice Ward McCampbell, widow of William Berry McCampbell, purchased land at 1421 Water Street in the old Irishtown section of Corpus Christi ... 14029 Moravian Club of Nueces County 5601 Kostoryz Rd 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 ... 14911 Moses Menger Elementary School Moses Menger Elementary School, east entrance facing Alameda Moses Menger Elementary School opened on South Alameda Street in January 1929 to serve students in Corpus Christi. It was the first Corpus Christi ... 20033 Mother Margaret Mary Healy Murphy On the west side of N Upper Broadway, between Buffalo St and Antelope St, near Save Home Health Care building Born in Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland, on May 4, 1833, Margaret Mary Healy immigrated to the United States in 1845 with her physician father, ... 12614 Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church 730 E. Avenue F Soon after Riley and Ella Mays moved with their 12 children to Robstown in 1917, they and the Ira Collier family worked to organize this congregation. ... 15857 Mustang Island 101 E. Brundrett Port Aransas is located on Mustang Island, one of seven Texas barrier islands. It is named for the wild horses that came here from shipwrecks and ...

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16478 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi SH 358 (NAS Drive), Reference Marker 570, 16.6 miles from origin 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 ... 24426 New Bayview Cemetery marker pending marker pending 6307 Nicholas Bluntzer from Banquete, take FM 666 north about 7 miles, then west on FM 3088 about 0.5 miles to marker. (October 29, 1835-September 5, 1901) A native of the French province of Alsace, Nicholas Bluntzer came to Texas at age nine with his parents and ... 3619 Nueces County Nueces County Courthouse grounds. Marker reported missing Jan. 2011. Map dot approximate. Named for Rio Nueces (River of Nuts), its northern border. In 1519 Pineda, one of the first Spanish explorers, paused briefly in this area. Spain ... 3620 Nueces County under high bridge at north end of Water street, Corpus Christi Created April 18, 1846, Organized July 13, 1846 Named for the river which, in 1689, Alonso de Leon called the Nueces because of the many Pecan trees ... 3621 Nueces County Courthouse of 1914 North Mesquite and IH 37, Corpus Christi In 1853 lawlessness in Nueces County, which covered most of the area from Corpus Christi to the Mexican border, prompted the construction of the ... 23812 Nueces County Junior Livestock Show marker pending marker pending 6327 Nuecestown (4 Miles North) I-37 Frontage Road, Westbound, at Violet Road exit, Corpus Christi 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 ... 3624 Nuecestown Cemetery 11408 Leopard Street (SH9), Corpus Christi This burial ground served the original residents of the Nuecestown community. The settlement was established in 1852 by Col. Henry Lawrence Kinney ... 3625 Nuecestown Raid 11800 Upriver Road, Corpus Christi During the reconstruction era in Texas, tensions mounted between Anglo settlers and Mexicans in the Nueces River area. On March 26, 1875, a band ... 3626 Nuecestown Schoolhouse 11429 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi 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 ...

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6305 Old Bayview Cemetery Old Bayview Cemetery, Ramirez and Waco streets 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 ... 16629 Old Bayview Cemetery Old Bayview Cemetery, Ramirez and Waco streets Established 1845 Historic Texas Cemetery-2002 6332 Old Saint Anthony's Catholic Church SH 44 and south Violet Road, from Robstown take SH 44 about 4 miles east In November 1909, the Rev. J. Goebels called a meeting to organize St. Anthony's parish for the recently settled German Catholic farm families in ... 6333 Old St. Patrick's Church Corpus Christi Cathedral ground, North Upper Broadway at Lipan, Corpus Christi 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 ... 6315 On this site stood Fort Lipantitlan Lipantitlan State Historic Site entrance; from Banquete, take FM 666 about 7 miles north, head northwest on FM 3088 about 5.3 miles, turn northeast on FM 70; drive about 0.7 miles then turn southeast onto CR 58; turn northeast on CR 101 and continue about 0.5 miles to marker. Occupied in 1831 by soldiers of the Mexican army to prevent further Anglo-American colonization in Texas. Captured November 4, 1835 by volunteers ... 6316 One Mile Northeast is the Site of Fort Lipantitlan Southwest corner of FM 70 and CR 58. From Banquete take FM 666 about 7 miles north, head northwest on FM 3088 about 5.3 miles, turn northeast onto FM 70, drive about 0.7 mile to markers. Intersection of FM 70 and CR 58, near Jim Wells-Nueces county line and close to Sandia and San Patricio. One mile northeast is the site of Fort Lipantitlan. Occupied in 1831 by soldiers of the Mexican Army. Captured Nov. 4, 1835 by volunteers under Capt. ...

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4584 Santa Margarita Crossing from Banquete take FM 666 about 9 miles north to Nueces River Bridge. Marker is on south side of bridge. Ranchers occupying the 1804 Spanish land grant of Jose Herrera established this crossing of the Nueces and named the scattered settlement Santa Margarita. ... 4691 Sidbury House Heritage Park, 1513 North Chaparral, Corpus Christi 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 ... 4692 Sidbury-Savage House 1402 North Chaparral, Corpus Christi Edward D. Sidbury (1838-1881), a native of North Carolina, migrated to Corpus Christi in 1867. Soon after his arrival, he opened a lumber business. ... 6319 Simon Gugenheim House Heritage Park, 1513 North Chaparral, Corpus Christi This structure was built at 1101 North Chaparral for Simon and Lila Belle (Soloman) Gugenheim. Simon Gugenheim (1861-1942) was a native Texan who ... 4716 Sisters of the Incarnate Word 2930 South Alameda, Corpus Christi In 1871 the Brownsville congregation of the Incarnate Word, at the request of Bishop Claude Dubuis, sent four sisters to Corpus Christi. They moved ... 12129 Site of Cheston L. Heath School 900 Lipan The Corpus Christi Independent School District hired Miss Rose Dunne to teach English and academics to the city's Mexican American students in a ... 6321 Site of Kinney's Trading Post 401 North Broadway, at top of stairs, Corpus Christi 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 ... 6334 Site of Old Salt Mill 601 North Water Street, Corpus Christi 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 ... 6335 Site of Santa Petronila Ranch US 77, just north of intersection with FM 665, Driscoll Appointed in 1764 by the governor of the Spanish colony of Nuevo Santander, Captain Blas Maria de la Garza Falcon (1712-1767) established an outpost ... 6311 Site of the Corpus Christi Lighthouse Buffalo Street at North Upper Broadway, Corpus Christi In the late 1850s, Col. John M. Moore began dredging operations in the bay to create a large harbor for Corpus Christi. The U.S. Lighthouse Service ... 6326 Site of the Nueces Hotel 601 North Water Street, Corpus Christi 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 ... 23814 Skirmish at Corpus Christi Pass marker pending marker pending 18481 Snapka Drive Inn Between Cantwell & Omaha Streets on North Side of Leopard Method Snapka was born October 5, 1916, in Abbott, Texas as the fifth of six boys. He learned to cook for the family at a young age. During the late ... 6309 Solomon Coles (1844-1924) and Solomon Coles School Solomon M. Coles High School and Education Center. Winnebago St., N side between Waco and Padre streets. Marker faces Padre Street entrance. A former slave, Solomon Melvin Coles was born in Petersburg, Virginia. Before the Civil War, a sheriff disobeyed the law by teaching Coles to read. ... 4445 St. John Baptist Church 5445 Greenwood Drive, Corpus Christi Survivors of an 1875 hurricane that hit the coastal town of Indianola moved to Corpus Christi and organized a baptist church for African Americans. ... 17905 St. John Lutheran Church NW corner of 300 block of East Main Street ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH IN MAY 1913, REV. F. J. LANGE HELPED THIRTEEN LOCAL FAMILIES ORGANIZE THE ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SERVED AS ... 18251 St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church 603 N. 1st Street In early twentieth century Robstown, German and Moravian families migrated to this area to farm. Czech-speaking Catholics could not find any places ... 16953 St. Paul Lutheran Church and School 801 East Main St. ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL IN DECEMBER 1911, ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH WAS ORGANIZED BY A SMALL GROUP OF WENDISH LUTHERAN MEN UNDER THE DIRECTION ... 17635 Stanley L. Kostoryz Moravian Club of Nueces County, NW side of Kostoryz Road 0.1 mi. NE of Holly Road The Bohemian Colony Lands, a vision of Sanley L. Kostoryz, changed the landscape of the Coastal Bend and drew Czech immigrants from central Texas ... 12130 Stout Jackson & The Carpa Theaters South side of W. Main Street, between San Patricio St. and Matiana Ortiz Blvd. Thomas Jefferson Jackson was born in 1890 in North Texas to a rancher and Baptist minister and his wife. Raised to value physical labor and good ... 5152 Sunshine Cemetery Rodd Field at Woolridge, Corpus Christi From the late 1800's until the early 1940's, the Sunshine Community encompasses this part of what is now Corpus Christi. The small farming and ranching ...

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5194 Tarpon Inn 200 East Cotter Avenue, Port Aransas In 1886 Frank Stephenson, a boat pilot and assistant Aransas lighthouse keeper, opened an inn at this site in an old barracks. He called the facility ... 12997 Temple Beth El Craig and 11th streets Jewish settlers came to Corpus Christi shortly after the city's founding in 1852. Several became prominent business owners and community leaders. ... 14665 The American G.I. Forum Lamar Elementary School (currently in storage during construction, Nov. 2021) World War II provided Latino and Latina Americans with opportunities to fight for freedom around the world. Hundreds of thousands served in the U.S. ... 6310 The Corpus Christi Caller-Times 820 Lower North Broadway, Corpus Christi 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 ... 16851 The Mercer Family on Mustang Island In front of Port Aransas Museum on the grassy esplanade (City of Port Aransas property) at the corner of Brundrett and Alister Streets THE MERCER FAMILY ON MUSTANG ISLAND ROBERT AINSWORTH MERCER (1799-1875) ARRIVED ON MUSTANG ISLAND CA. 1855. AFTER STARTING A SMALL SETTLEMENT, MERCER ... 16829 The Ranchero 309 N. Water St., in courtyard. Map dot approximate. The Ranchero was a newspaper published in Corpus Christi and elsewhere in south Texas during and after the Civil War. The publication’s editors were ... 6322 Theodore Merchant Lawrence (January 16, 1861-August 10, 1941) 1217 McBride Lane, Corpus Christi A grandson of one of the city's first physicians, Dr. David Henry Lawrence, Theodore Merchant "Buddy" Lawrence was born in Corpus Christi. He left ... 6328 Thomas S. Parker Old Bayview Cemetery, Ramirez and Waco streets 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 ... 23813 Tito P. Rivera at Old Bayview Cemetery Born in Sinaloa, Mexico, Tito P. Rivera (1843-1894) was the eldest son of Julian and Josefa Herrera Rivera. His father was a silver mining engineer, ... 23815 Todd-Budd House marker pending marker pending 16859 Travis Baptist Church Travis Baptist Church, SE corner Weber Road and Schanen Boulevard. Marker faces Schanen Blvd., 200 feet SE of Weber Rd. In 1911, residents of the rural southwest Nueces County farming community of London formed the London Baptist Church. The congregation included ...