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Nueces County, including the entire
area south of Bexar County west to the Rio Grande and east to the
Gulf of Mexico, was formed from San Patricio County in 1846 and
organized the same year. Corpus Christi, which was incorporated in
1846, became the county seat. Nueces County is named for the Nueces River, which flows through the county.
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The population of the county, however,
remained small. Although large numbers of fortune-seekers passed
through Corpus Christi to join wagon trains heading west during the
California gold rush of 1849, few settlers put down roots.
Continuous Indian attacks and the relative isolation of the region
kept away most would-be settlers. The first census of the county in
1850 showed a population of 689.
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During the early years of the Civil
War, Corpus Christi was an important center for Confederate
commerce. In 1859 no fewer than forty-five small vessels carried
trade between Corpus Christi and Indianola. Small boats sailing
inside the barrier islands transported goods from the Brazos River
to the Rio Grande, while inland cotton was moved along the Cotton
Road through Banquete to Matamoros and the mills of England. In an
effort to halt the trade, Union forces seized control of Mustang
Island in the fall of 1863. Corpus Christi was twice bombarded by
federal gunboats, but the overland trade continued without
interruption until the end of the war. |
Cities and Towns
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Agua Dulce |
Petronila
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Bishop |
Port Aransas |
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Corpus Christi |
Portland |
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Driscoll |
Rancho Banquete |
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Ingleside |
Robstown
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La Paloma |
San Patricio |
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Lost Creek |
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas |
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North San Pedro |
Spring Garden-Terra Verde |
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Tierra Grande
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