On 5th Street west of Gulfway Lane, on the left when traveling west.
Born in Marseilles, France, Charles Cronea came to America on a French frigate as a cabin boy in 1818. Soon after, boarding a ship out of Charleston, South Carolina, Cronea and several companions entered the service of Jean Laffite of Galveston . . . — — Map (db m157358) HM
Near State Highway 124, 0.2 miles south of Guidry Road.
The coastal community of High Island sits atop a salt dome at the east end of Bolivar Peninsula. It was named High Island because the hill sits about 45 feet above sea, the only dry land visible during storms and flooding.
Settled by anglos in . . . — — Map (db m38616) HM