History of city Corpus Christi, Texas in photos
A small historical reference
History: Corpus Christi was founded in 1839 by Colonel Henry Lawrence Kinney and William P. Aubrey as Kinney's Trading Post, or Kinney's Ranch. It was a small trading post that sold supplies to a Mexican revolutionary army camped about 25 mi (40 km) west. In July 1845, U.S. troops commanded by General Zachary Taylor set up camp there in preparation for war with Mexico, where they remained until March 1846. About a year later, the settlement was named Corpus Christi and was incorporated on 9 September 1852. (Wiki)
Date of foundation: 1839
Population: 316 381
Sights: Named for Body of Christ
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First Methodist Church
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Looking East from Bluff, 1934
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Secondhand furniture store, February, 1939
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Stores in North Beach tourist district, February, 1939
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Street in North Beach district, February, 1939
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The Cathedral
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The flood. At south of Kennedy Hospital looking toward bay, January, 1920
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Upper and Lower Broadway, between 1930 and 1940
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