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Dan Kilgore, Nueces County, Texas, 1750–1800: A Bicentennial Memoir (Corpus Christi: Friends of the Corpus Christi Museum, 1975) Bill Walraven, Corpus Christi: The History of a Texas Seaport (Woodland Hills, California, 1982) Eugenia Reynolds Briscoe, City by the Sea: A History of Corpus Christi, Texas, 1519–1875 (New York: Vantage, 1985 ...
He then established the La Parra Ranch in Cameron County, what is now Kenedy County, Texas, and the Kenedy Pasture Company in 1882. He fenced in the 400,000 acre La Parra Ranch (which is near Sarita, Texas). [1] Kenedy Pasture Company, of 765,000 acres of land in South Texas, [3] has been 20 miles wide and 30 miles long. [4]
Corpus Christi (/ ˌ k ɔːr p ə s ˈ k r ɪ s t i / KOR-pəs KRIS-tee; Latin for 'Body of Christ') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County [5] with portions extending into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties.
10. Williamsburg, Virginia (1632) Williamsburg was founded in 1632 and originally known as Middle Plantation, a fortified settlement strategically built between the James and York rivers on high ...
The population was 277,454 at the 2000 census; in 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 285,175, [4] making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the three-county Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area.
Built in 1849 by shipping magnate Forbes Britton, who served in the Texas State Legislature 1857-1861 [95] Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History Corpus Christi Nueces 40,000 square feet of exhibits [96] Heritage Park Corpus Christi Nueces Historic Corpus Christi homes [97] K Space Contemporary Corpus Christi Nueces Rotating art exhibitions ...
Robert Bunning (13 December 1859 – 12 August 1936) was an English-born Western Australian businessman involved in the construction, timber, and sawmill industries. He co-founded with his younger brother Arthur (1863–1929) the company Bunning Bros, the predecessor to the modern-day retailer Bunnings.
Henry Lawrence Kinney (June 3, 1814 – March 3, 1862) was an American politician, military officer, and later filibuster known for founding what became the city of Corpus Christi, Texas. Born in Pennsylvania, Kinney moved to Texas in 1838 and settled near present-day Brownsville. He served in both houses of the Texas Legislature. [1]