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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLI1_irishtown_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
Bounded by Twigg and Tiger Streets, Hall's Bayou and Corpus Christi Bay, the section of the city's Ward One known as Irishtown included primarily Irish residents, although there were also Anglo Americans, Mexican Americans, African Americans, Gree…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLGU_nueces-county-courthouse-of-1914_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
In 1853 lawlessness in Nueces County, which covered most of the area from Corpus Christi to the Mexican border, prompted the construction of the first county courthouse on this block. Three lots were purchased for $300 from Corpus Christi founder,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLFW_first-baptist-church-of-corpus-christi_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
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 Christi. Under the leadership of the Rev. J.W.D. Creath, a noted pioneer baptist missionary, the Ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLFT_elihu-harrison-ropes_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
Speculator and developer Elihu Harrison Ropes (1845-1898) had been a publisher, realtor, and insurance agent in New Jersey before coming to Texas on a vacation during the late 1880s. A venture along the Gulf Coast resulted in his plan to develop a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLFB_ewing_Huntington-TX.html
The boom town of Ewing stood for two decades on the west bank of the Angelina River. Named for plantation owner James A. Ewing, the town was located near a rail line and virgin hardwood forests. In 1919 H.G. Bohissen purchased a 100-acre tract of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLF7_joseph-herrington_Huntington-TX.html
When Angelina County was organized in 1845, Alabama native Joseph Herrington (1823-89) was one of six men appointed by the legislature who set boundary lines and selected Marion as the first seat of government. That same year, at the age of 22, he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLD8_alonzo-alvarez-de-pineda_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
In 1519 the Spanish government commissioned Alonzo Alvarez De Pineda(1494-1519) to explore the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the hope of finding a water passage from the Gulf to the Orient. Ships, men, and money for the expedition were provided b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLCI_thomas-s-parker_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
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 ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLCC_explosion-of-the-steamship-dayton_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
Shortly after the people of Texas voted to approve annexation to the U.S.in June 1845, the U.S. entered a boundary dispute between Texas and Mexico. President James K. Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to position his troops on or near the Rio G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLBE_congressman-henry-b-gonzalez_San-Antonio-TX.html
Native San Antonian Henry B. Gonzalez spent 45 years in elective public office (city, state, federal) doing what he liked most - serving the people of San Antonio. As his seniority in Congress grew, he developed a greater role in serving the entir…