Corpus Christi Lighthouse

After going over the incident in Pearl Harbor of the surprise attack it sparked my interest of knowing what Corpus did back than after hearing about the incident? Well I did some research on my historical topic concerning the Corpus Christi Lighthouse and the help that it brought during the Civil War. I went through some digital archives and discovered pictures of the Lighthouse and the historical marker they now have since they tore it down. The purpose of the Lighthouse was to help serve as a beacon for incoming missiles and while discovering so it helped me reveal dates and stories of time people believed the lighthouse was a threat.

Scavenger Hunt Marker #1- Courthouse

After taking a journey to the City Courthouse in Corpus Christi, I came across our first marker in the local history scavenger hunt that we had to find. I observed and read the marker and discovered that Miss Rose Dunne was a English teacher who taught Mexican Americans and the reason for her importance is because after her dedication, they built Cheston L. Health School that caused expansion in school enrollment for Mexican Americans.

Celebrating Buc Days

After interviewing my dad on his experience at Buc Days I learned that almost the whole time he mentioned eating and hanging out with all of his friends at the carnival but hating the fact that he had to wake up early just to get a good spot. Buc Days is one of the biggest celebrations we have in Corpus where we create experiences and memories with all the people we know and see inside the parade. The Buc Days celebration is important to Corpus because it is a community involvement and a great way to gain money for scholarships.

Introduction

Hello, my name is Andrea Hernandez and my purpose for this blog is to cherish and inform the public or anybody reading my blog, the importance of history in Corpus Christ. Many of us have lived in Corpus our whole lives and have never learned anything about Corpus Christi and it is in my opinion, important to know about your city. My first topic for studying local history in Corpus is the lighthouse that we've had. The Corpus Christi lighthouse brings importance because since we have one of the largest ports, a brick lighthouse was built to serve as a beacon for vessels approaching the port so, in result it kept from a Pearl Harbor incident happening again.