Palo Alto, Texas
From Freepedia
Palo Alto is a place in southwestern Nueces County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located four miles southwest of Driscoll, 7-1/2 miles north of Bishop, and 14-1/2 miles north of Kingsville.
History
The town was named for a 1834 land grant to Matias Garcia. The town was the site for the Battle of Palo Alto, the first major battle of the Mexican-American War, on 8 May 1846.
External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Local or Yahoo! Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Local or Microsoft Virtual Earth
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
