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The missionaries, also called the Missionary Oblates, served people in the White Horse Desert, also called the Nueces Strip, which is between Corpus Christi and Brownsville. La Parra Ranch was a regular stop for Brétault, also called Padre Juanito, until his death in 1934. [4] Having bought the ranch in 1882, [2] the era of long cattle drives ...
After eight years, Kenedy sold his share of the ranch and purchased the Laureles Ranch, south of Corpus Christi, [1] from Charles Stillman. [4] It was a cattle, sheep, and horse ranch. [ 4 ] After the war, Laureles Ranch expanded to 242,000 acres.
Corpus Christi: 2: Britton-Evans House: Britton-Evans House. December 12, 1976 : 411 N. Upper Broadway Corpus Christi ... King Ranch. October 15, 1966
Texas Coastal Bend illustration bordering the Gulf of Mexico. The Texas Coastal Bend, or just the Coastal Bend, is a geographical region in the US state of Texas. The name refers to the area being a curve along the Texas Gulf Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The largest city of the Coastal Bend is Corpus Christi.
Matagorda Bay (/ ˌ m æ t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə / ⓘ [2]) is a large Gulf of Mexico bay on the Texas coast, lying in Calhoun and Matagorda counties and located approximately 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Corpus Christi, 143 miles (230 km) east-southeast of San Antonio, 108 miles (174 km) south-southwest of Houston, and 167 miles (269 km) south-southeast of Austin.
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi on Ward Island by the south shore of Corpus Christi Bay. The Nueces Estuary is located on the Texas Coastal Bend in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, adjoining the city of Corpus Christi. It is fed by the Nueces River and Oso Creek and separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Mustang Island. [10]
Chapman Ranch is an unincorporated community in southeastern Nueces County, Texas, United States, 7 mi (11 km) south of Corpus Christi. It is named for a family who purchased 34,000 acres (13,800 ha) of the King Ranch in 1919.
The King Ranch continues to be a dominant economic force in the region. The town of Kingsville, Texas is named for King. [1] Corpus Christi has a high school named for King. In 1959, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. [9]