You searched for City|State: corpus christi, tx
Page 2 of 4 — Showing results 11 to 20 of 34
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TEX_rising-sun-a-war-memorial_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
On the aft side of the island you see a Japanese Rising Sun flag with a black border. This flag indicates the exact location where in November 1944 a Japanese Kamikaze plane (code name Zeke) crashed into USS Lexington, killing 50 of her crew.
H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TEW_kamikaze-a-war-memorial_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
Kamikaze, meaning "divine wind," was an echo from Japan's legendary past. It was the name of a wind god who was said to have sent a typhoon that repulsed a mongol invasion fleet heading for Japan in the year 1281. Nearly seven centuries …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T5T_padre-island-national-seashore-historical_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
Welcome to Padre Island National Seashore-Spring, summer, autumn, winter—any time is a special time to begin your Padre Island National Seashore adventure.
Take a day, a weekend, or longer to enjoy the Gulfshore playgrounds of America's …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS9J_uss-lexington-cv-16_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
USS Lexington CV-16Aircraft Carrier
Has been designated a National Historic Landmark.This highly decorated warship illustrates the pivotal rolePerformed by aircraft carriers during World War II as these ships became the primary strike platform …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP8G_site-of-nueces-hotel_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
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 Christi. The construction of the Nueces Hotel in 1912-1913 was part of this development. Promine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP89_selena-memorial_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
City of Corpus ChristiSelena MemorialDedicated May 25, 1997Selena Quintanilla-Perez1972-1996
Selena was referred to as La Flor (The Flower)and identified with La Rosa Blanca (The White Rose)When you view La Rosa Blanca, you feel her presence ne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOQN_corpus-christi-cathedral_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
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 which had become the cathedral when the city was elevated to Diocesan seat in 1912. After a 1938 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMH7_julius-lichtenstein-house_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
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 Christi and opened a drygoods store in 1874. From childhood, he worked in the store that in time becam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMGG_jalufka-galatos-house_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
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 War, he also served as at soldier in World War I. He was a prominent South Texas cotton grower…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMEY_sidbury-house_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
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 Robertson's colony before the Texas Revolution (1836). She married John Wesley Scott in 1848; they mo…