Nueces
Aransas Pass, C.S.A.
Port Aransas, TX
Aransas Pass, the natural inlet (3 miles east) to Aransas Bay, separates San Jose and Mustang Islands.
Battle of Agua Dulce
Agua Dulce, TX
During the Texas Revolution, Dr. James Grant (1793-1836), a Scottish-born physician, and Francis W. Johnson (1799-1884) recruited an army...
Bishop
Bishop, TX
The town of Bishop was established in 1910 by F.Z. Bishop on land he had purchased from the Driscoll Ranch.
Captain Enrique Villarreal and Rincon del Oso Land Grant
Corpus Christi, TX
A soldier, colonist, Indian fighter, and explorer, Captain Enrique Villarreal at one time held title to most of the land that now...
Casa Blanca Land Grant
Banquete, TX
The first spanish land grant awarded in what is now Nueces county was the Casa Blanca land grant.
Centennial House
Corpus Christi, TX
Forbes Britton (1812-1861), a Virginian and graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, came to Corpus Christi as an army captain in Mexican...
Corpus Christi, 1861-1865
Corpus Christi, TX
Near here on August 16 and 18, 1862, three Confederate artillery pieces held off four attacking Federal ships during the Civil War...
Early History of Port of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
Protected by offshore islands, the shallow waters of Corpus Christi Bay were a haven for smugglers before the Texas Revolution (1836).
Felix von Blucher
Corpus Christi, TX
German native Anton Felix Hans Hellmuth von Blucher (1819-1879) came to the United States in 1844, arriving in New Orleans.
Fort Lipantitlan
Banquete, TX
In 1728 a Spanish fort was built at this site near a Lipan Apache village with the Aztec name "Lipantitlan.
French-Galvan House
Corpus Christi, TX
Originally located at the corner of Waco and Comanche Streets, this colonial revival home was built in 1907-08 for the family of Asa...
George Owens
Corpus Christi, TX
After the War Department issued General Order 329 in October 1863, African Americans had the opportunity to fight in the Union Army.
Gold Star Court of Honor
Corpus Christi, TX
The Corpus Christi Gold Star Court of Honor pays tribute to the mothers of the servicemen of Nueces County killed during World War I...
Henry Lawrence Kinney
Corpus Christi, TX
Known as the founder of Corpus Christi, Pennsylvania native Henry Lawrence Kinney (1814-1861) was trained to become a merchant by his...
John Dix
Corpus Christi, TX
Born in Littleton, Massachusetts, in 1796, John Dix played a significant role in American and state history.
Jovita González de Mireles
Corpus Christi, TX
Mexican American folklorist, writer, teacher, speaker, and cultural historian, Jovita Gonzales de Mireles, was born in Roma, Texas, near...
Louis de Planque
Corpus Christi, TX
Born in Prussia in April 1842, Louis de Planque immigrated to Mexico during the American Civil War era.
Lulac
Corpus Christi, TX
One of the most influential American political groups of the twentieth century, the League of United Latin American Citizens was founded...
Matthew Dunn
Corpus Christi, TX
A native of Ireland, Matthew Dunn was the first of five brothers to immigrate to the United States and settle in Corpus Christi.
Mustang Island
Port Aransas, TX
Port Aransas is located on Mustang Island, one of seven Texas barrier islands.
Nicholas Bluntzer
Banquete, TX
(October 29, 1835-September 5, 1901) A native of the French province of Alsace, Nicholas Bluntzer came to Texas at age nine with his...
Nueces County
Corpus Christi, TX
Named for Rio Nueces (River of Nuts), its northern border.
Nueces County Courthouse of 1914
Corpus Christi, TX
In 1853 lawlessness in Nueces County, which covered most of the area from Corpus Christi to the Mexican border, prompted the construction...
Nuecestown (4 Miles North)
Corpus Christi, TX
Henry L. Kinney (b. 1914), who founded Corpus Christi, established Nuecestown in 1852 at the location of the first ferry crossing on the...
Santa Margarita Crossing
Banquete, TX
Ranchers occupying the 1804 Spanish land grant of Jose Herrera established this crossing of the Nueces and named the scattered settlement...
Site of Kinney's Trading Post
Corpus Christi, TX
Henry L. Kinney, born in Pennsylvania in June 1814, came to this area about 1858 and established a fort-like trading post (across Broadway).
Site of Santa Petronila Ranch
Driscoll, TX
Appointed in 1764 by the governor of the Spanish colony of Nuevo Santander, Captain Blas Maria de la Garza Falcon (1712-1767) established...
Site of the Corpus Christi Lighthouse
Corpus Christi, TX
In the late 1850s, Col. John M. Moore began dredging operations in the bay to create a large harbor for Corpus Christi.
Tarpon Inn
Port Aransas, TX
In 1886 Frank Stephenson, a boat pilot and assistant Aransas lighthouse keeper, opened an inn at this site in an old barracks.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Corpus Christi, TX
The first issue of the Corpus Christi "Caller" was published on January 21, 1883.
The Ranchero
Corpus Christi, TX
The Ranchero was a newspaper published in Corpus Christi and elsewhere in south Texas during and after the Civil War.
Thomas S. Parker
Corpus Christi, TX
Born in Philadelphia in 1817, Thomas S. Parker came to Texas at the age of twenty.
U.S. Coast Guard on Mustang Island
Port Aransas, TX
The Aransas Pass has significantly influenced the economic development of the region.
Wynn Seale Junior High School
Corpus Christi, TX
This property was outside the city limits in 1934 when acquired by the Corpus Christi Independent School District for a new junior high.