Nueces County, TX
HomeHistorical Commission
Meetings 5:15 P.M. 2nd Tuesday Each Month
Commissioner's Courtroom
Nueces County Courthouse - 3rd Floor
910 Leopard
Corpus Christi, Texas
Public Invited!!!
Historical Marker Inscriptions
| Marker Title | Date | Location | UTM Zone | UTM Easting | UTM Northing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 Storm | 1998 | 300 Burleson | 14 | ||
| Agua Dulce Creek (Centennial Marker) |
1936 | 5 Miles NW Banquete East Bank of Agua Dulce Creek (Balco property) Ralph Balco 387-7247 |
14 | 612988 | 3079830 |
| Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda | 1983 | Oleander Park Ocean Drive at Oleander | |||
| Aransas Pass C.S.A. | 1996 | Roberts Point Park Port Aransas | 14 | 670740 | 3081131 |
| Artesian Park and Sulphur Well | 1976 | Artesian Park and Twigg Street | 14 | 658200 | 3076045 |
| Arthur E. Spohn, M.D. and Spohn Hospital | 1980 | 600 Elizabeth | 14 | 658133 | 3073385 |
| Banquete C.S.A. | 1965 | S.H. 44 and FM 666 | 14 | 617889 | 3076505 |
| Banquete Cemetery | 1976 | FM 666 and Old Robstown Hwy | 14 | 319223 | 3076555 |
| Battle of Agua Dulce | 1976 | E City Limits of Agua Dulce on SH 44 near FM 70 |
14 | 608229 | 3073638 |
| Bishop, City of | 1996 | Bishop City Park N. Ash, E. Main & US77 | 14 | 618528 | 3018528 |
| Broadway Bluff Improvement | 1986 | Peoples and Schatzel Streets at Pompeo Coppini Confederate Sculpture | 14 | 658219 | 3075488 |
| Calallen | 1982 | Frontage Road IH-37 at Mountain Trail | 14 | 635607 | 3083801 |
| Captain Enrique Villarreal and Rincon Del Oso Land Grant | 1986 | Corpus Christi City Hall North Staples and Leopard | 14 | 657301 | 3075619 |
| Casa Blanca Land Grant | 1988 | NW corner of FM 665, Diagonal FM 624 intersection | 14 | 619749 | 3086466 |
| Cattle Drives from South Texas | 1973 | FM 665 and FM 666, 5 Miles West of Driscoll | 14 | 615015 | 3064291 |
| Centennial House | 1974 | 411 Upper North Broadway | 14 | 657988 | 3075406 |
| Chapman Ranch | 1973 | FM 286 and FM 70 | 14 | 652607 | 3052470 |
| Cheston Heath School | 2000 | Nueces County Courthouse | |||
| Church of the Good Shepherd | 1985 | Corner of Upper South Broadway and Park Avenue | 14 | 657982 | 3074536 |
| Civil War Marker (Corpus Christi) | 1861-1865 | 1201 North Shoreline | 14 | 658367 | &3076434 |
| Corpus Christi Caller-Times | 1987 | 820 North Lower Broadway | 14 | 658064 | 3075953 |
| Corpus Christi Cathedral | 1991 | 505 North Upper Broadway | 14 | 657986 | 3075537 |
| Corpus Christi Fire Department | 2003 | Retama Park (Mesquite, Schatzel, and Peoples Streets) | |||
| Duncan Cemetery | 2001 | 2400 Debra Lane | |||
| Early History of the Port of Corpus Christi | 1977 | Harbor Bridge (south side), under | |||
| Elihu Harrison Ropes | 1985 | Ropes Park Ocean Drive | 14 | 660008 | 3071011 |
| Explosion of the Steamship Dayton | 1997 | IH 37 access rd. at Ramirez St. | |||
| Felix von Blucher | 1980 | Blucher Park, 100 Blk. North Carrizo | 14 | 657608 | 3074954 |
| First Baptist Church of Bishop | 2000 | 311E. Fifth Street | |||
| First Baptist Church of Corpus Christi | 1982 | 3115 Ocean Drive | 14 | 659329 | 3072119 |
| First Methodist Church of Bishop | 2000 | 804 E. 6th Street | |||
| First Methodist Church of Corpus Christi | 1982 | 900 North Shoreline | 14 | 658172 | 3074266 |
| First Methodist Church of Robstown | 2003 | 804 E. 6th Street | |||
| First Presbyterian Church of Corpus Christi | 1989 | 435 South Upper Broadway | 14 | 657953 | 3074856 |
| Flour Bluff | 1976 | SH 358 and Laguna Shores Road | |||
| Fort Lipantitlan | 1976 | FM 70 / CR 58 | 14 | 614754 | 307094 |
| French-Galvan House | 1986 | Heritage Park 14 | 14 | 658097 | 3076746 |
| General W.W. Sterling | 1969 | Seaside Memorial Park (grave), Robert Drive and Ocean Drive | 14 | 660966 | 3068683 |
| George H. Paul Building Site | 1976 | 400 E. Main St. Robstown | 14 | 631684 | 3074649 |
| Grande Grossman House | 1986 | Heritage Park N. Chaparral | 14 | 658097 | 3076746 |
| Grossman-Graham House | 1999 | 821 Oak Park | |||
| Guaranty Title Company | 1985 | 921 N. Chaparral | 14 | 658206 | 3076107 |
| Hebrew Rest Cemetery | 1982 | Brownlee at Laredo Streets | 14 | 656849 | 3074678 |
| Henry Lawrence Kinney | 1986 | Corpus Christi City Hall North Staples and Leopard Streets | 14 | 637301 | &3075619 |
| Hotel Brendle | 1988 | 601 East Avenue A Robstown | 14 | 631838 | 3074421 |
| Julfka-Govatos House | 1990 | Heritage Park 1513 N. Chaparral | 14 | 658097 | 3076746 |
| Julius Lichtenstein House | 1976 | Heritage Park 1616 N. Chaparral | 14 | 658097 | 3076746 |
| Karankawa Indians | 1979 | Ocean Drive and S. Alameda | |||
| Kelsey Memorial United Methodist Church | 1995 | 1610 Comanche | 14 | 656830 | 3075316 |
| League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) | 1981 | Lipan and Carrizo | 14 | 657551 | 3075450 |
| Lone Star Fair | 1973 | Schatzel, Peoples and North Broadway | 14 | 658219 | 3075488 |
| McCampbell House | 1990 | Heritage Park 1501 N. Chaparral | 14 | 658097 | 3076746 |
| Matthew Dunn | 1985 | 5200 Up River Rd./ at Dunn Lane | 14 | 652112 | 3077153 |
| Merriman Bobys House (Medallion) | 1973 | Heritage Park 1521 N. Chaparral | |||
| Merriman House | 1985 | Heritage Park 1521 N. Chaparral | 14 | 658097 | 3076746 |
| Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church | 2001 | 730 E. Ave. F., Robstown, Texas | |||
| Martha Reagan Rabb | 1992 | 3.7 miles S of Robstown, US 77 | 14 | 628531 | 3069761 |
| Nicholas Bluntzer | 1990 | FM 666 and FM 1038 | 14 | 619579 | 3087553 |
| Nueces County | 1970 | 1914 Nueces County Courthouse N. Mesquite | 14 | 658001 | 3076229 |
| Nueces County | Under Harbor Bridge | 14 | 658133 | 3077367 | |
| Nueces County Courthouse of 1914 | 1978 | N. Mesquite and IH 37 | 14 | 658001 | 3076229 |
| Nuecestown | 1973 | 11800 Up River Road | 14 | 638544 | 3081965 |
| Nuecestown Cemetery | 1980 | 11408 Leopard Street | 14 | 631186 | 3080852 |
| Nuecestown Raid | 1988 | 11800 Up River Road | 14 | 638544 | 3081965 |
| Nuecestown Schoolhouse | 1984 | 11429 Leopard Street | 14 | 638697 | 3081121 |
| Old Bayview Cemetery | 1967 | Ramirez and Waco (Frontage Road) | 14 | 657667 | 3076136 |
| Old Saint Anthony's Church | 1976 | SH 44/ CR 61, Violet | 14 | 638484 | 3073906 |
| Old Saint Patrick's Church | 1976 | 620 Lipan | 14 | 657986 | 3075537 |
| Padre Island and Padre Nicholas Balli | 1977 | Padre Balli Park Padre Island | 14 | 675418 | 3052759 |
| Saint John Baptist Church | 1996 | 5445 Greenwood | 14 | 653214 | 3068996 |
| Santa Margarita Crossing | 1973 | FM 666 and the Nueces River | 14 | 620377 | 3090780 |
| Sidbury House | 1976 | Heritage Park 1609 N. Chaparral | 14 | 658097 | 3076746 |
| Sidbury-Savage House | 1980 | 1402 N. Chaparral | 14 | 658086 | 3076568 |
| Simon Gugenheim House | 1976 | Heritage Park N. Chaparral | 14 | 658097 | 3076746 |
| Sisters of the Incarnate Word | 1978 | 2930 South Alameda | 14 | 658362 | 3071875 |
| Site of Alta Vista Hotel | 1986 | Alta Plaza and Ocean Dr. | 14 | 659707 | 3071636 |
| Site of Corpus Christi Lighthouse | 1973 | Buffalo and Upper North Broadway | 14 | 658000 | 3075896 |
| Site of Kinney's Trading Post | 1976 | 401 North Upper Broadway | 14 | 658006 | 3075327 |
| Site of Nueces Hotel | 1985 | 601 N. Water Street | 14 | 658255 | 3075770 |
| Site of Old Salt Mill | 1976 | 601 N. Water Street | 14 | 658255 | 3095770 |
| Site of Santa Petronila Ranch | 1979 | US 77 and FM 665 .1 N. of Driscoll | 14 | 623555 | 3061979 |
| Soloman Coles (1844-1924) and Soloman Coles School | 1978 | 924 Winnebago | 14 | 657488 | 3076026 |
| Stout Jackson & The Carpa Theaters | 2000 | 408 W. Main, Robstown | |||
| Sunshine Cemetery | 1985 | Rodd Field and Wooldridge Roads | 14 | 662528 | 3062591 |
| Tarpon Inn | 1979 | 200 East Cotter, Port Aransas | 14 | 691000 | 3080750 |
| Temple Beth El | 2003 | 1315 Craig Street | |||
| The John Dunn Jr. Homesite | 1985 | 5800 Up River Road | 14 | 650453 | 3077558 |
| The Pat Dunn Ranch | 1973 | Park Road 22 on Padre Island | 14 | 675549 | 3056389 |
| Theodore Merchant Lawrence | 1989 | 1217 McBride Lane | 14 | 651663 | 3077023 |
| Thomas S. Parker | 1984 | Old Bayview Cemetery (grave), Ramirez and Waco (Frontage Rd.) | 14 | 657667 | 3076136 |
| Ward Island | 1997 | Texas A&M Corpus Christi | 14 | ||
| World War II Coastal Defenses at the Aransas Pass | 2005 | Roberts Point Park, Port Aransas | |||
| Wynn Seale Junior High School | 1987 | 1707 Ayers Street | 14 | 657288 | 3072904 |
| (Centennial Marker) | 1936 | FM 70 / CR 58 | 14 | 614754 | 307094 |
| (Centennial Marker) | 1936 | FM 70 / CR 58 / CR 101 (state park) | 14 | 614754 | 307094 |