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| KINGSVILLE RAILROAD DEPOT | Kleberg Avenue, Kingsville | Erected in 1904 of locally made adobe brick. | ||||||
| URIAH LOTT | In front of Missouri-Pacific RR Depot on Kleberg Ave | Merchant, Banker, builder of Railroads to the Rio Grande | ENGLISHMEN IN SOUTH TEXAS, 1568 | South Texas coast | Three Englishmen crossed this area walking from Vera Cruz to Nova Scotia in the year 1658. | |||
| INDIAN BURIAL GROUND | US 77, in Parkway, Riviera, Texas | Burial site of Karankawa Indians; Dietz Archeological Site | ||||||
| FEDERAL RAID FROM CAMP BOVEDA | US 77, 1 mile N Riviera | Federal Troops Raid King Ranch, searching for Capt. Richard King | ||||||
| GEN. ZACHRY TAYLOR CAMP SITE, 1846 | US 77 near Riviera | Approximate battle road of U.S. Army heading for Mexico, 1845 | ||||||
| 1766 EXPLORATION OF DIEGO ORTIZ PARRILLA | US 77, 4.5 mi N at roadside park, Riviera, Texas | Expedition from Spain to provide information of the Texas coast | ||||||
| FIRST PRODUCING GAS WELL IN COUNTY | US 77, 3.3 miles E of Kingsville | 1912, Gas discovered by Frank Honse while drilling for water on Oscar Rosse farm. Oil & gas production began on this farm by 1920 | ||||||
| C.V. CAMP KINGSVILLE, U.S.A. | SH 141, at FM 1898 Kingsville | Memorial to Lt. Joseph Dorst Patch who established the camp for the U.S. Army during border troubles with Mexico. | ||||||
| MEXICAN ACTIVITIES AT SANTA GERTRUDIS IN THE 1830'S | SH 141, 1.4 miles W of Kingsville at park area | Campsite important to Mexico's relations with early Texas | ||||||
| KLEBERG COUNTY | SH 141, 1.2 miles west of Kingsville | Formed from Nueces County, created February 27, 1913, organized Jun 27, 1913 | ||||||
| KING RANCH C.S.A. | SH 141 W,across from entrance to King Ranch | Major south Texas way-station on cotton road; founded by Richard King | ||||||
| HIDE AND TALLOW PLANT | SH 141, 5.5 miles W of Kingsville | Business founded by Richard King; salvaged by-products from the culled animals; hides for leather; tallow as a soap ingredient | HISTORIC CATTLE DIPPING VAT | US 77, near Missouri-Pacific RR and Caesar Pens | Built in 1894 this vat was built to stop the spread of tick fever in the cattle; ended the need for quarantines | |||
| CAMP SAN FERNANDO | U.S. 77, 3 miles N of Kingsville | Confederate military post guarded the cotton road, the export-import route from Sabine River out of Texas | ||||||
Sources: 1. Kleberg County, Texas; Kleberg County Historical Commission; 1979
2. Dooley, Betty Awbrey & Claude Dooley Why Stop? A Guide to Historical Roadside Markers,Lone Star Books, 1978.
