Corsicana Texas
Welcome! The City of Corsicana Texas the county seat of Navarro County, is a charming community located in Northeast Central Texas. This growing community is rich in heritage and flourishing with friendly people. Corsicana is located 53 miles to the southeast of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area, and 54 miles northeast of Waco. Corsicana is strategically positioned along I-45, US Highway 287, Texas State Highway 31, and Texas State Highway 22. You will find the residents of Corsicana to be friendly and courteous with many community contacts readily available to assist you in any way.
History! Corsicana was established in 1848 to serve as the seat of government for Navarro County, which the first Texas Legislature had created two years earlier. The County was named after Jose Antonio Navarro, a Texas patriot. When asked what the new town should be called, Navarro replied, "Call it Corsicana after the island of Corsica, the birthplace of my father." Corsicana was a typical post-Civil War cottton town in the black lands of northeast central Texas. The City first adopted its Home Rule Charter in 1917 and last amended in May 2007. In 1894 oil was discovered by accident only blocks from Corsicana's business district as drillers were completing an artesian well to expand the city's water supply. Within six years 500 oil wells operating within the city limits were producing 800,000 barrels of crude annually, making Corsicana the site of the first commercial oil field in Texas. Today the 26,000 residents of Corsicana take great pride in their rich history.
Arts, Entertainment, and Culture! The Arts and Entertainment District is located in the heart of the historic Corsicana Downtown District on 6th Avenue between Beaton and Main Streets. Take a leisurely stroll through downtown Corsicana and you can enjoy the arts and live entertainment found at the Palace Theater, the Warehouse Living Arts Center, Navarro Council of the Arts, and Martin's Music Hall. From the Corsicana Downtown District, travel only a 5 minutes drive time to the west end district of Corsicana to visit to the Navarro College campus where you can spend hours touring the unsurpassed Pearce Civil War Museum and the unique Western Art Gallery. Both the Pearce Civil War Museum and the Western Art Gallery are conveniently located on the Navarro College campus in the Cook Education Center.
Quality Education Opportunities Abound! Corsicana features unsurpassed opportunities for quality education offered within our community ranging from Pre-Kindergarten to graduate degrees. The Corsicana Independent School District (CISD) boasts five schools that have been lauded by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) as Recognized campuses in the ratings released recently. The following five schools have all achieved Recognized status: Bowie, Fannin, Carroll and Navarro Elementaries, and Drane Intermediate School. In addition, Collins Middle School and Corsicana High School were rated Academically Acceptable by the TEA. The Corsicana ISD overall received Academically Acceptable status from the state. Navarro College, conveniently located in Corsicana, offers the opportunity for students of all ages to pursue higher education in a community college environment through a variety of undergraduate degree programs, continuing education programs, vocational/technical programs, customized workforce development programs, and/or certification programs. In addition, Navarro College enjoys a strategic partnership with Texas A&M University - Commerce that allows students to pursue Bachelor's Degrees and/or Master's Degrees either on-site at the Corsicana campus, or online via the Internet.
Superior Medical and Health Care! When seconds count, the residents of Corsicana and the surrounding vicinity are fortunate to have a wide choice of physicians, dentists, and other skilled medical professionals. The Navarro Regional Hospital (NRH) has 162 Licenced Beds and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The NRH includes a 40,000 square foot medical office building, a 14,400 square foot outpatient surgery center, digital mammography equipment and a 16 slice CT Scanner offering featuring the area's most up to date diagnostic equipment. The Trinity Clinic, located in Corsicana, is owned and operated by the Trinity Mother Francis Health System. The Trinity Clinic is a multispecialty physician clinic with over 200 providers representing 33 specialties serving east, northeast and north-central Texas.
Corsicana Means Business! Corsicana is home for over sixty (60) industries including information technology, manufacturers, processors, and distribution centers. Our industrial partners include a Global Top 60 Company, specifically Northrop Grumman Corporation (Northrop Grumman Information Technology, National Work Force Center). In addition, several Fortune 500 Companies call Corsicana their home including Russell Stover Candies, Inc. (candy manufacturing and outlet store), Home Depot Distribution Center (building materials), and Kohl's (distribution center and call center). Other major employers include True Value Distribution Center (hardware), Guardian Industries Corporation (float glass manufacturing), Collin Street Bakery (foods manufacturing and outlet store), Oil City Iron Works (castings), Lance Foods Manufacturing (snack foods), Corsicana Bedding (bedding and furniture), Mobil Pipeline Company (pipeline), and JELD-WEN, inc (windows and doors).
Live Better, Play Longer in Corsicana! Conveniently available in Corsicana is an exceptional quality of life with huge lakes and twelve (12) beautiful City parks that provide the perfect environment for excellent sporting and recreational events the year around. If you prefer outdoor recreation, discover Richland Chambers Lake - with over 330 miles of shoreline it is widely considered "Texas' Newest Coast!" Take a short trip to experience the 3rd largest lake in the State of Texas located only 10 miles southeast of Corsicana off US Highway 287. Outdoor enthusiasts can experience championship fishing, leisure lake living and a wide variety of recreational opportunities on one of Texas' most beautiful lakes. Its 44,752 acres provides unequaled opportunities for fishing, boating, commercial and residential development. The deep, clear water harbors nearly all species of game and fish found in Texas, with numbers and sizes on the increase. Take a relaxing boat ride on the lake to view over 330 miles of shoreline that boasts wonderful homes, eye-catching wildlife, and beautiful scenery.
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insel Guide Service is a licensed full time fishing service serving major Texas lakes such as Richland Chambers, Lake Limestone, & Lake Fairfield. Fish comfortably in a 2006 22 foot triton with a 2008 250hp Mercury Optimax pro/xs. All Ages are welcome.
This is the lake for cats and hybrids and when it comes to this lake - Keith Ginsel knows his fish. He has been highlighted in Fishing & Hunting News (Richland Chambers, It's a smorgasbord out there, "Cats & Hybrids" July 8 - Aug 5, 1999 pp 21-22). Writer Luke Clayton covers Keith Ginsel and his guide service and Ginsel's ability to understand their habits. Ginsel is quoted as saying, "Catching blue cats is relatively easy, finding them is the trick," and finding them is not a problem for him. "Knowing where they school, and what they bite is essential," he says. "Blue cats commonly run 1-8 pounds, but catching fish over 10 isn't uncommon. This tid-bit sums up his blue cat catching ability; Ginsel is quoted as keeping track of fishing for blue cats in late May of 1999, and on eight trips to Richland Chambers he had a total "poundage" equalling a few pounds shy of a ton, giving new meaning to having a "ton of fun!" 
