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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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