Nueces County

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Marker Text: 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 (1936) 

Marker No: 3620

Pink Granite 1936 County Highway Centennial Marker

Geographic: 27.811827, -97.395828

Location: under high bridge at north end of Water street, Corpus Christi