Near Cemetery Road, 0.1 miles west of Business State Highway 35.
According to local lore, George Lewis (1859–1895) donated one-half acre of land at this site to the Hispanic citizens of the area for use as a cemetery, provided that he be buried in the center of the land. Handmade stones indicate burials . . . — — Map (db m53744) HM
On South Houston Street at Harrison Boulevard, on the left when traveling south on South Houston Street.
The Reverend J.D. Hall guided the sixteen original members of Aransas Pass Missionary Baptist Church in the congregation's organization on October 17, 1909, almost six months before the city's founding. The church's earliest meetings were held in a . . . — — Map (db m182839) HM
On South 8th Street at West Nelson Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South 8th Street.
Efforts to create a regional shipping center and port in this vicinity began in the middle 19th century. By 1890, plans were well underway to dig a ship channel and develop Aransas Harbor City. Residents of Aransas Harbor (now Aransas Pass) used a . . . — — Map (db m182775) HM
On North Lamont Street at West Wheeler Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Lamont Street.
In 1909, real estate developers E.O. Burton and A.H. Danforth embarked upon a land promotion scheme to take advantage of available land in Aransas Pass. They hired journalist W.H. Vernor to produce the "Aransas Pass Progress" which promoted Aransas . . . — — Map (db m182835) HM
On Cleveland Boulevard (State Highway 35) at North Lamont Street, on the right when traveling east on Cleveland Boulevard.
In 1899, the United States government passed a law establishing the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) as a fraternal organization to help veterans and their families. Influenced by the VFW, congress established veterans benefits in 1917 that included . . . — — Map (db m182776) HM
On East Goodnight Avenue (State Highway 361) at Porpoise Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Goodnight Avenue.
Built in 1892, the Aransas Harbor Terminal Railroad ("Old Terminal Railroad") provided a means for transporting rock from mainland quarries to jetties under construction in the pass. In 1909 the Aransas Pass Channel and Dock Company was chartered . . . — — Map (db m201932) HM
On Cleveland Boulevard (State Highway 35) at North Lamont Street, on the right when traveling east on Cleveland Boulevard.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2932 of Aransas Pass, Texas on this date would like to dedicate this UH-1 Huey helicopter as a memorial recognizing and honoring those brave men and women who risked their lives so that their fellow men may live in . . . — — Map (db m182815) WM
