Kenedy · 1986
The town of Kenedy occupies a site that once was part of a royal Spanish land grant to Don Carlos Martinez. American settlement in the area began after the Texas War for Independence (1836). Land for a townsite was…
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Historical Markers in Kenedy, Texas
Kenedy is home to 6 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.
Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church · 1986
Episcopal worship services were held in Kenedy as early as 1899, though the congregation of St. Matthew's was not organized as a mission until 1913, by the Rev. Alfred R. S. Garden. Designed by Frank Corby, this was the…
View on map ↗Butler Family Cemetery · 1996
This cemetery was part of the original homestead of William Green and Adeline Burris Butler, who had migrated to Texas with their families before the Civil War. Eventually their ranching interests included land in five…
View on map ↗Elim Lutheran Church Cemetery · 2002
Elim Lutheran Church Cemetery Established 1915 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002
View on map ↗Kenedy Alien Detention Camp Cemetery · 2006
During World War II, the U.S. established three internment camps in Texas for alien civilians in the U.S. and Latin America, and one was located in Kenedy. The U.S. repatriated German, Japanese and Italian detainees in…
View on map ↗Kenedy Enemy Alien Detention Site, World War II · 2012
Shocked by the December 7, 1941, Empire of Japan attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that propelled the U.S. into World War II, one U.S. Government response was the incarceration of more than 120,000 Issei (first generation,…
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