A photograph of a group at a Merriman Reunion at Merriman-Boby House in 1988
Description
Merriman Reunion at Merriman-Boby House in 1988. Heritage Park, Corpus Christi. This house is the second oldest structure in Corpus Christi. It was used as a hospital in 1867 by Dr. Eli T. Merriman during a yellow fever outbreak. Merriman himself contracted the virus from his patients and passed away August 12, at the age of 52.