[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] On January 20, 1890 twins were born in Runge, Texas, to a couple ...
Category: Local history
Sand, Smugglers, and Santa Anna Helped Name Flour BluffSand, Smugglers, and Santa Anna Helped Name Flour Bluff
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] In 1839, an unnamed cartographer sketched a map of areas surrounding Aransas and Corpus ...
“The Napoleon of the West”: A Political Cat with 9 Lives“The Napoleon of the West”: A Political Cat with 9 Lives
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna served 11 terms (6 official and 5 unofficial) as president of Mexico between ...
Imagine a 32-foot Christ Statue in Corpus Christi BayImagine a 32-foot Christ Statue in Corpus Christi Bay
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] With work continuing on Shoreline Boulevard for the next few months, readers might be ...
A Street by Any Other NameA Street by Any Other Name
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Back in 1959, before Corpus Christi annexed Flour Bluff, its residents petitioned for a change of names ...
Better in the BluffBetter in the Bluff
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] In the City of Corpus Christi’s most recent water issue, it ...
A Mastodon in Flour Bluff?A Mastodon in Flour Bluff?
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] It appears that mastodons walked the shores of Oso Creek in Flour Bluff over ...
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Brief History of Mexico’s Northern TerritoryFrom Sea to Shining Sea: A Brief History of Mexico’s Northern Territory
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] The history of Mexico’s northern territory is, in the most literal sense, brief. Mexico ...
Robert Holt Writes a Sad Commentary on Corpus Christi’s Treatment of Historical CemeteryRobert Holt Writes a Sad Commentary on Corpus Christi’s Treatment of Historical Cemetery
The following article on Old Bayview Cemetery is the work of R.W. Holt. He is an artist, photographer and freelance ...