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Come with us and explore the southernmost 20 counties in Texas. Here you'll find a travelog to help begin your exploration into our 4 Byways~ Gulf Coast, Brush Country, Wildhorse Desert and the Border Byway!

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    • You’re Invited – Texas Travel & Tourism Summit – May 15 – Corpus Christi
    • ATTN: Museums! Scholarships Available to MPMA in CC
    • Tropical Trail Visits Laredo!
    • Agenda April 17, 2012 Texas Tropical Trail Region Partner Event/Business Meeting
    • Telling the Story of Your Place THC Workshop 5/1 Kingsville
    • You are Invited! TTTR Partner Event & Business Meeting~ Laredo 4/17
    • Tropical Visits Refugio & Goliad!
    • Agenda March 20, 2012 Texas Tropical Trail Region Partner Event/Business Meeting
    • You are Invited! TTTR Partner Event & Business Meeting~ Refugio/Goliad 3/20
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  • All about the Irish in the Tropical Trail

    Power-Hewetson Colony: Interpreting the Irish's Importance in Refugio and Aransas Counties and the Texas Revolution
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  • Birding

    • Aransas Loop
    • Arroyo Colorado Loop
    • Boca Chica Loop
    • Brush Country Loop
    • Corpus Christi Bay Loop
    • Edinburg Scenic Wetland Trails
    • Estero Llano Grande Loop
    • Falcon Loop
    • Fort Ringgold/The Chachalaca Nature Trail
    • Kingsville Loop
    • Laguna Madre Loop
    • Las Palomas Loop
    • Longoria Loop
    • Los Ebanos Loop
    • Los Loros Loop
    • Los Ranchos de Tejas Loop
    • Mustang Island Loop
    • Padre Island National Seashore – Grasslands Nature Trail
    • Resaca Loop
    • Rio Bravo Loop
    • Sacahuistale Loop
    • Santa Ana Loop
    • South Padre Island Loop
    • SPI Convention Center/The Laguna Madre Nature Trail
    • Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Nature Trail
    • Zapata Loop
  •    Regional Military History   

    From the Mexico-U.S. to the American Civil War to the Present

    Mexico–U.S. War

    Battle of Resaca de la Palma – Part of the greater NPS Palo Alto Battlefield’s sphere of influence

    Siege of Fort Texas / Fort Brown – Part of the greater NPS Palo Alto Battlefield’s sphere of influence

    Battle of Rancho de Carricitos – Part of the greater NPS Palo Alto Battlefield’s sphere of influence


    U.S. Civil War

    Battle of Corpus Christi 1862 ( Nueces County ) – Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History

    Battle of Laredo 1864 ( Webb County ) – Republic of the Rio Grande Museum

    Palmito Ranch Battlefield National Historic Landmark ( Cameron County )


    Army Posts & Air Force and Navy Bases (Former and Current)

    Former Military Installations: Fort Brown – Historical Brownsville Museum, & Fort Ringgold and Fort McIntosh – Republic of the Rio Grande Museum

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