Bayview Overview

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• When  the  U.S.  army  began  setting  up  camp  in  the  area,  they  discovered  a  logistical  problem.
  The  shallowness  of  the  bay  prevented  large  transport  ships  from  entering  and  offloading  men  and  supplies.
  This  meant  soldiers  had  to  be  ferried  from  what  is  now  present  day  Port  Aransas  and  St.  Joseph  Island  to  the  bay  front
  Around  mid-day  on  September  13,  1845  one  of  these  ferries,  the  steamer  “Dayton”,  experienced  a  boiler  malfunction.
  The  boiler  burst  killing  eight  soldiers.
  In  the  wake  of  the  accident,  General  Zachary  Taylor  obtained  a  burial  site  from  H.  L.  Kinney,  the  founder  of  Corpus  Christi.
  The  site  chosen  was  located  on  a  hill  overlooking  the  shoreline  and  the  Nueces  River.
  Col.  Hitchcock  of  the  U.S.  Army  commented  on  the  site  chosen,  saying  it  was  a  beautiful  spot,  commanding  a  view  of  the  Nueces  and  Corpus  Christi  bays.
  Old  Bayview  Cemetery  is  also  the  final  resting  place  of  veterans  of  other  conflicts.
  Including  the  War  of  1812,  the  Texas  War  for  Independence,  Indian  campaigns,  and  the  Civil  War.
  A  marker  bearing  names  of  veterans  of  Taylor’s  Army  of  Occupation  can  be  found  at  the  site.
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  For  more  information  about  this  site  or  Palo  Alto  Battlefield,  contact  us  at  956-541-2785.
  For  information  about  General  Taylor’s  march  to  the  Rio  Grande,  enter  stop  number  602.

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