Clarkwood, Texas, Nueces County. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Clarkwood�s namesake was Z. H. Clark, a developer who established the town in 1909. It received a post office that same year. Located on the Texas Mexican Railroad, the town had an advantage when oil was discover in the 1930s. From a mere forty residents in 1925, Clarkwood peaked in the mid 1960s with 350 residents served by fourteen businesses.

In 1966 Clarkwood was annexed by the city of Corpus Christi.

Clarkwood, Texas Highway
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, October 2010

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