ewcomers to Beeville might assume the town was named for the black-and-yellow pollinators that swarm the South Texas brush country each spring when wildflowers are in bloom. In truth, the town was named for Barnard E. Bee Sr., who served as the Republic of Texas’ first secretary of the treasury in 1836. Originally inhabited by native Karankawa people, the region was later divided by the Spanish into land grants, which attracted Irish
Beeville
Feb 21, 2023
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