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Corpus Christi (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 27 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 27.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 097 23 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -97.3833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the Nueces River; named for Corpus Christi Bay, an inlet of Gulf of Mexico; originated as trading center for pioneers & gold miners; site of Mexican War & Civil War disputes; after railroad introduced in 1881 economy flourised. |
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Texas (state) (P) |
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Nueces (county) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1838 by Henry Lawrence Kinney as trading post |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for gas, oil, ores, petroleum, railroad shipping & petrochemicals |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for grain & cotton |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for raw materials, bulk cargoes, refined zinc, cement, aluminum, glass & seafood products |
| resort center (C) |
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includes Padre Island National Seashore, fishing & water sports |
| educational center (C) |
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houses Corpus Christi State University & Del Mar College |
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