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Black plaque № 15693

Rio Grande City, TX, United States

John Peter Kelsey Home. Built 1852. Kelsey moved here in 1848 with wife Amanda C. Brooks, first Corpus Christi school teacher. Operated general store. During Civil War, he moved business to Mexico. Returned to Texas in 1877. Died in 1898. #2798

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