Historical Marker
Nueces County
Historical marker location:
Water Street at End of IH 37 bridge., Corpus Christi, Texas
( under high bridge at north end of Water street, Corpus Christi)
Marker installed: 1936
Created April 18, 1846, Organized July 13, 1846
Named for the river which, in 1689, Alonso de Leon called the Nueces because of the many Pecan trees on its banks. Corpus Christi county seat.