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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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