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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C2Y_site-of-bay-view-college_Portland-TX.html
An important school of the coastal region, founded for scattered South Texas ranch children, by Thomas M. (1856-1943) and Alice Yantis Clark (1857-1913), of the family that founded Texas Christian University. The Clarks utilized 2-story "Hotel Por…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AKK_courthouses-of-san-patricio-county_Sinton-TX.html
Eight structures have served as the seat of local government for the people of San Patricio County since its earliest settlement. A building known as the "Log Courthouse" was constructed in San Patricio in the early 1830s to serve the people of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AJY_battle-of-san-patricio_Mathis-TX.html
The battle of San Patricio was fought in the streets of Old San Patricio at 3:00 A.M. on February 27, 1836. The general council of the provisional government of Texas had instructed Francis W. Johnson and Dr. James Grant to lead an independent mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AJ3_josepha-rodriguez_Mathis-TX.html
Josepha RodrÃguez, known as "Chipita," was hanged in 1863 for the murder of John Savage. She remained the last woman legally executed in the state of Texas until 1998. Little is known of RodrÃguez' life, though it is believed that she was the da…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AIH_old-cemetery-on-the-hill_Mathis-TX.html
This cemetery is believed to have been used for generations by Indian tribes and Mexican settlers who lived in this area previous to Anglo colonization. Following the establishment of San Patricio de Hibernia in 1830 by empresarios John McMullen a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SQU_chat-work-club_Portland-TX.html
Formed by a group of thirty-three women on Valentine's Day, 1921, the Chat Work Club derived its name from the members' practice of working on sewing projects while conversing with each other. In 1925, they began raising funds for a Portland publi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J0M_site-of-indian-point-mass-grave-of-1919-hurricane-victims_Portland-TX.html
In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 14, 199, a hurricane made landfall in Corpus Christi after gathering strength in the Gulf of Mexico for two weeks. Crowds packed the North Beach area for their last weekend of the summer season, most…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GX6_san-patricio-de-hibernia_Mathis-TX.html
Founded in 1830 by John McMullen and James McGloin as the seat of their irish colony under an empressario contract dated August 17, 1828 which was fulfilled by the empresarios 1830-1835.
Named in honor of Saint Patrick the Patron Saint of Ireland…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GWQ_saint-patricks-catholic-church_Mathis-TX.html
Empresarios John McMullen and James McGloin brought Irish Catholic immigrant families to Texas about 1829 to form a new colony, San Patricio de Hibernia. Under the direction of the Rev. Henry Doyle, the colonists established Saint Patrick's Cathol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GUB_education-in-san-patricio_Mathis-TX.html
Education in San Patricio began in 1830 on this site in the picket cabin of Catherine Hoy. In 1876 Saint Joseph's Convent was erected here. The Sisters of Mercy, having left Indianola after the Hurricane of 1875, came to run the Mother House and …