John Peter Kelsey Home

Historical marker location:

Water and Mirasoles St., Rio Grande City, Texas

( Corner of Water Street and Mierisoles Street, Rio Grande City.)

Marker installed: 1966

Built 1852. Kelsey moved here in 1848 with wife Amanda C. Brooks, first Corpus Christi school teacher. Operated general store. During Civil War, he moved business to Mexico. Returned to Texas in 1877. Died in 1898.

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The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet. The flower blooms in the spring and is a common sight along the highways and in fields throughout the state.