PADRE ISLAND Padre Island National Seashore Historic Resource Study

Cover

Abstract

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Indians and an Island

1. The Coahuiltecans
2. The Karankawas

Chapter 2 - Spaniards and an Island

1. Discovery and Exploration, 1519-1800
2. Settlement, 1800-1836

Chapter 3 - Americans and an Island

1. Uncertainty, Wars, and the Wild, Wild, West, 1836-79
2. The Patrick Dunn Ranch, 1879-1926
3. Outdoor Recreation, 1926-62
4. A National Seashore

Conclusion

Notes

Appendix One - Padre Island in the Year 1766

Appendix Two - Recommendations For Historic Resource Preservation

Appendix Three - List of Classified Structures

Historical Base Map

Illustrations

Bibliography