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1766 Exploration of Diego Ortiz Parrilla
Riviera, TX
First expedition to give detailed descriptions of Texas' offshore islands and to refer to Corpus Christi Bay by its present name.
Approximate Route of U.S. Army March to the Rio Grande, 1846
Riviera, TX
Battle road of General Zachary Taylor and largest U.S. Army fielded in first half of the 19th century.
Camp Kingsville, U.S.A.
Kingsville, TX
(1915 - 1917) Established in September 1915 by Lt. Joseph Dorst Patch, acting under orders of the United States Army during the troubles...
Civil War Raid from Camp Boveda
Riviera, TX
On December 23, 1863, Capt. Jas.
King Ranch, C.S.A.
Kingsville, TX
A major South Texas way-station on cotton road, lifeline of southern states in the Civil War.
Kingsville Railroad Depot
Kingsville, TX
Styled by standard plans of the builder, the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railroad Company; erected in 1904 of locally made adobe...
Taylor Camp Site, 1846
Kingsville, TX
In 1846 Zachary Taylor's army marched from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande.
The King Ranch
Kingsville, TX
Richard King (1824-1885), a Rio Grande steamboat captain, bought two Spanish land grants on Santa Gertrudis Creek and founded the...