Historical Markers in Karnes County, Texas
Butler Family Cemetery
El Fuerte del Cibolo
First Baptist Church of Karnes City
First Presbyterian Church
First Store in Panna Maria
Gregorio Cortez
Harmony Baptist Church and Cemetery
Helena
Helena Union Church
Home of John Ruckman
Immaculate Conception Church
John Gawlik House
Karnes City
Karnes County
Karnes County Courthouse
Kenedy
Kenedy Alien Detention Camp Cemetery
Kenedy Enemy Alien Detention Site, WWII
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Cemetery
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
Old Helena Courthouse
Old Riedel Dam and Early Industries
Ox-Cart Road (Section of Chihuahua Road)
Panna Maria, Texas
Pilarczyk Store
Runge Bandstand
Runge, Texas
Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church
St. Joseph's School
Thomas Ruckman
Town of Panna Maria
Texas has been a major oil-producing state for over a century. The first big oil discovery in Texas was the Spindletop field near Beaumont in 1901, which set off a massive oil boom that transformed the state's economy and made Texas one of the wealthiest states in the country.