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Quintana in Brazoria County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Old Quintana

 
 
Old Quintana Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Gregory Walker
1. Old Quintana Marker
Inscription. Named for a Mexican general. Early as 1532 a thriving village. Port of entry in Republic of Texas. Strategic fort in Civil War. Industrial area, cattle and cotton shipping point, 1870-1900. Fashionable summer colony, 1884 and afterwards. Largely destroyed in 1900 storm. Now a resort and fishing center.
 
Erected 1964 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9589.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceSettlements & SettlersWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1532.
 
Location. 28° 56.024′ N, 95° 18.471′ W. Marker is in Quintana, Texas, in Brazoria County. Marker is on Burnett Street east of 8th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Freeport TX 77541, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Quintana Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Civil War Forts at Mouth of Brazos (approx. 0.7 miles away); Republic of Texas Battery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brown-Hoskins Hotel and Tavern (approx. 0.7 miles away); Santa Anna signed Treaties of Velasco (approx. 0.7 miles away); The San Felipe Incident
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(approx. ¾ mile away); Battle of Velasco Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); The Lively (approx. 0.8 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Quintana article in Handbook of Texas Online. (Submitted on July 30, 2016, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas.)
 
Location of Old Quintana Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Gregory Walker
2. Location of Old Quintana Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2016, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 608 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2016, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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