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Kenedy County, Created April 2, 1921 out of Cameron, Willacy and Hidalgo counties. Named for Mifflin Kenedy 1818-1895, sent to Texas in 1846 on United States Army supply boats, commercial navigator of the Rio Grande 1848-1860. Sarita is the county seat.
Kenedy County is a historical marker in Sarita, Kenedy County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 4 historical markers documented in Kenedy County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 6 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 27.2223, -97.7918 near Sarita. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Taylor, General Zachary, La Parra Ranch, and The Armstrong Ranch House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5261002923. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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