On Maynard Street at Booker Street, on the left when traveling west on Maynard Street.
Emporia Lumber Company co-owner S.F. Carter and M.T. Jones purchased over 5,000 acres of land in south Angelina County and established a company town named Emporia in 1893. The town included sawmill facilities, a railroad spur to ship lumber, . . . — — Map (db m37824) HM
On Hines Street, on the left when traveling south.
This congregation was founded about 1897, soon after Diboll was established as a sawmill town. Early worship services were held in a local schoolhouse and in a two-story structure shared with the local Baptist congregation and fraternal . . . — — Map (db m38057) HM
Built about 1908 by T.L.L. Temple for his Southern Pine Lumber Company employees, this building served for many years as a community library and recreation hall. While the lower floor included a reading room and recreational facilities, the upper . . . — — Map (db m38050) HM
On Prairie Grove Road (County Road 263) near Farm to Market Road 1818, on the left when traveling south.
The community of Prairie Grove began in 1845 and became a place for early settlers to gather. A cemetery began in 1849 when the young daughter of John M. and Caroline Stovall died. In the 1880s a school/church building was erected near the cemetery, . . . — — Map (db m79123) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2497 west of Farm to Market Road 304, on the left when traveling west.
Founded 1866, after new settler, Rev. Issac Ryan, had Methodist revival in home before occupying it. His brother John was one of 19 charter members. L.H.D. and Sallie Guinn gave 7.5 acres for church and cemetery. First 16 by 20-ft. church had . . . — — Map (db m37821) HM
On Park Street south of Weber / Farrington Street, on the left when traveling south.
Virginia native Thomas Lewis Latane Temple, son of Henry W.L. and Susan (Jones) Temple, moved to Texarkana, Texas, in 1877. He married Georgie D. Fowlkes in 1880. In 1893 Temple organized the Southern Pine Lumber Company in Texarkana and began . . . — — Map (db m30374) HM
On Main Street (Farm to Market Road 1669), on the left when traveling east.
Settlers attempted to form a townsite in this area in the 1890s, but it was not until the arrival of the railroad lines that it attracted a thriving population. Carved from virgin forests in the heyday of the southern pine timber industry and . . . — — Map (db m34882) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2109 near Farm to Market Road 2801, on the right when traveling south.
When Angelina County was organized in 1845, Alabama native Joseph Herrington (1823-89) was one of six men appointed by the legislature who set boundary lines and selected Marion as the first seat of government. That same year, at the age of 22, he . . . — — Map (db m32054) HM
On Ellis Avenue at Herndon Street, on the right when traveling west on Ellis Avenue.
The first notice found of the Daily Newspaper in Lufkin is
in the Feb. 14, 1907 Nacogdoches Sentinel: "Lufkin has an afternoon daily paper, The News. While a copy of the newspaper has never reached this office, it is said to be a . . . — — Map (db m221468) HM
On North Second Street at Howe Avenue on North Second Street.
In 1690, when Spain's Franciscan Fathers founded Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in East Texas, they found a young Indian girl living with her people beside a stream. The priests found her a willing ally for carrying the Catholic Faith to the . . . — — Map (db m27249) HM
On Spence Street, on the right when traveling south.
Chartered in August 1900 and headquartered in the sawmill town of Keltys, the Angelina and Neches River (A&NR) Railroad began as a small short line railroad to move logs from the woods of East Texas to the mills of the Angelina County Lumber . . . — — Map (db m29735) HM
On Charlton St. east of Third Street, on the right when traveling east.
Created and organized in 1846. Originally a part of Nacogdoches County. Bears the name of the river traversing the region. The following towns have served as the county seat; Marion,1846-1854; Jonesville,1854-1858; Homer, Feb. 3 - May 17, 1858, when . . . — — Map (db m29862) HM
On Farm to Market Road 842, on the left when traveling north.
In 1850, Samuel and Elizabeth Berry brought their family and slaves here from Limestone Co., Alabama. Samuel's plantation covered hundreds of acres and included a cotton gin and gristmill. Berry Cemetery began in 1863 when Samuel's grandson and . . . — — Map (db m36110) HM
On Ellis Street east of Kelley Street, on the left when traveling west.
Born here, in now-razed house, Oct. 5, 1907, to Robert and Easter C. Shivers, pioneer East Texas family. As youth, worked at odd jobs to earn own pocket money. Was State Senator 12 years; Lieutenant Governor for two. A strong, progressive . . . — — Map (db m202013) HM
On Cotton Square near Lufkin Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
City's hub, 1882-early 1900s, teeming with cotton buying, horse trades, band concerts, political rallies, switching railroad trains. Site of fire station, standpipe, 1933 memorial library named for lumberman J. H. Kurth (1857-1930), square was . . . — — Map (db m201867) HM
On John Redditt Drive (Loop Route 287), on the right when traveling north.
June 1, 1933 - February 10, 2010
United States Naval Officer and
12-Term United States Representative, 2nd District of Texas
A Sonnet to Charlie
Now before us in bronze, he once again stands tall:
Beloved Texan, who heard his . . . — — Map (db m39781) HM
On South Timberland Drive near Tulane Street, on the right when traveling north.
Founded 1882. Soon became a thriving sawmill community. Named for E.P. Lufkin, chief of crew that surveyed railroad through town. Has been county seat of Angelina County since 1892. Now a regional manufacturing and commerce center. Products include . . . — — Map (db m28715) HM
On U.S. 59, 0.4 miles north of Bates R, on the right when traveling north.
Responding to rumors of French trade activity in Spanish Texas, Don Joaquin de Orobio y Basterra, Captain of Presidio La Bahía, led soldiers on a reconnaissance mission in 1745-46. Encountering Nabedache, Bidai and Orcoquizac settlements, Orobio . . . — — Map (db m221071) HM
Near Atkinson Drive (State Highway 103) at Goleta Avenue.
One of last ox-drawn or mule-drawn carts skidding logs to railroad from the forests. Built 1950 for W. T. Carter & Brother, a lumber firm, and replaced 1951 by tractor-powered equipment, this slip-tongue, high wheel cart is a relic of early . . . — — Map (db m156870) HM
On State Highway 103, on the left when traveling east.
The boom town of Ewing stood for two decades on the west bank of the Angelina River. Named for plantation owner James A. Ewing, the town was located near a rail line and virgin hardwood forests. In 1919 H.G. Bohissen purchased a 100-acre tract of . . . — — Map (db m32058) HM
On North First Street at East Bremond Street, on the left when traveling north on North First Street.
Chartered with nine members, the Lufkin Baptist Church began conducting worship services soon after rail lines reached the townsite in the early 1880s. The Houston, East & West Texas Railroad donated land at this site to Joseph Kerr, E.H.F. . . . — — Map (db m27247) HM
On South First Street (Business U.S. 59) south of Lavan Street, on the right when traveling south.
A Christian church was organized in Angelina County about 1884 in Homer, the county seat. When the railroad line from Houston to Shreveport was built about 5 miles from Homer, the town of Lufkin was built around the depot. Many citizens of Homer . . . — — Map (db m57551) HM
On Denman Avenue near Martha Street, on the right when traveling west.
Margaret (Fullerton) Abney, born in Alabama in 1829, joined the Methodist church with her family at a camp meeting held at nearby McKendree campground in 1863. Because the nearest Methodist church was ten miles away, Mrs. Abney held bible study . . . — — Map (db m28482) HM
On North Raguet Street, on the left when traveling west.
The U.S. Army began building POW camps in the United States in early 1942 for captured Axis prisoners. During World War II, the Army shipped almost 425,000 military prisoners to 511 camps in the U.S. Approximately 50,000 of those POWs, primarily . . . — — Map (db m29450) HM
On Homer Cemetery Road at Jim Fenley Loop, on the left when traveling south on Homer Cemetery Road.
In 1854 W.W. Manning established a drugstore and sawmill in this area, and named the community after his former home in Homer, Louisiana. In 1856 Homer was chosen as Angelina County seat, following a mandate from the Texas Legislature to locate a . . . — — Map (db m31713) HM
On Farm to Market Road 324, 1 mile west of U.S. 59, on the left when traveling west.
The Houston East and West Texas (HE&WT) Railroad came through Angelina County in 1882 and a community named Bitterweed Flat developed here. In 1913 W.E. Hoshall purchased land and timber rights in the area and began shipping logs from Hoshall Switch . . . — — Map (db m36108) HM
On Lufkin Avenue at Cotton Square, on the left when traveling east on Lufkin Avenue.
Regarded as the oldest Angelina County business in continuous operation, Kerr's began in 1870 as a general store in the early county seat of Homer (5 mi. SE). It was started by Civil War veteran Capt. Joseph Kerr (b. 1828), a native of South . . . — — Map (db m29153) HM
On Cotton Square, on the left when traveling west.
By the 1930s, radio had become an established medium for commercial advertising. In 1938, commercial radio came to Angelina County when Redland Broadcasting Association received the first license in the area. Station manager Darrell Yates financed, . . . — — Map (db m38722) HM
On Farm to Market Road 58, 2.3 miles south of Farm to Market Road 2108, on the left when traveling south.
The naturally occurring Lindsey Springs, located approximately 3/4 of a mile northeast of this location, became the site in 1899 of the Southern Pine Lumber Company's first logging camp. The springs provided an important water source for this vital . . . — — Map (db m79122) HM
On South Raguet Street south of Saint Angelina Street, on the left when traveling south.
Chartered in 1902 as a repair shop and parts supply house for local sawmills, Lufkin Foundry & Machine Company was begun by J.H. Kurth, Frank Kavanaugh, Sr., Frank Kavanaugh, Jr., Eli Wiener and Simon Henderson. Later, under the leadership of W.C. . . . — — Map (db m29845) HM
On Frank Steet at First Street, on the right when traveling west on Frank Steet.
Telephone service in Lufkin began in 1898 when Dr. Alexander Madison Denman and his friend Judge Edwin James Mantooth strung telephone wires between their offices. The system was so popular that the pair soon formed the Lufkin Telephone Exchange . . . — — Map (db m29355) HM
On Atkinson Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Steam locomotive and tender No. 3 were bought 1908 by Carter-Kelley Lumber Co., for use in building a sawmill at Manning (about 18 mi. south); then in railroad building, logging, and passenger and freight hauling schedules.
The 1906 wood-burning . . . — — Map (db m202014) HM
On Laurel Street, on the right when traveling west.
Members of the Mantooth family came to Angelina County in 1858. Albert Edwin (Eddie) Mantooth (1874-1969) was born in Homer, Angelina County, to Albert and Mary Richard Hall Mantooth. In 1897, Eddie married Sarah Annie Atkinson Mantooth (1879-1914). . . . — — Map (db m58779) HM
On Second Street at Paul Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Second Street.
The first Episcopal service in Lufkin was held in 1893 by the Rev. George L. Crocket for the W.G. Barron and R.B. Shearer families. St. Mary's Mission was established in 1895 by the Rev. C.M. Beckwith, but the congregation did not have a permanent . . . — — Map (db m26886) HM
On Redland Church Road at U.S. 59, on the left when traveling north on Redland Church Road.
Liberty Baptist Church, established in the Redland community in 1859, became Redland Baptist Church after reorganizing in 1895. Worship services were held in a local schoolhouse until 1924 when the congregation built its first sanctuary. A new . . . — — Map (db m28483) HM
On East Lufkin Avenue at South Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on East Lufkin Avenue.
David Webster Martin (d. 1916) and his two sons opened a small wagon shop here in 1908. An inventor and designer, Martin developed various wagons for use in the lumber industry. In partnership with B.L. Zeagler, he incorporated the operation as the . . . — — Map (db m27228) HM
On Lufkin Avenue near Cotton Square, on the left when traveling west.
At the turn of the century, a group of Lufkin men organized a town brass band. It later became known as the Hoo Hoo Band after representing Texas at a national convention of the Order of Hoo Hoo, an organization of American and Canadian lumbermen. . . . — — Map (db m29146) HM
On State Highway 103, 1 mile east of U.S. 59 when traveling east.
First plant to turn southern pines into newsprint. Mill here revolutionized paper industry in the southern United States. Seeking local paper rather than foreign supplies, Southland was incorporated in 1938 and began operations, 1940. Its mills made . . . — — Map (db m28963) HM
On Raguet Street, on the right when traveling east.
Continuing efforts started in the 1920s by the Texas Forest Service (TFS), the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), established through the Emergency Conservation Work Act (1933) during the Great Depression, aided in efforts to preserve Texas forests. . . . — — Map (db m29427) HM
On Angelina Street at Cotton Square, on the right when traveling north on Angelina Street.
On the evening of March 2, 1913, an explosion destroyed the Houston, East & West Texas Railroad depot at this site, disrupting the town's vital source of transportation and trade. Although a body was not discovered, it was presumed a railroad . . . — — Map (db m29203) HM
On U.S. 59, 0.4 miles north of Bates Road (County Highway 118-B), on the right when traveling north.
Italian-born Vicente Micheli (c.1755-1848) came to North America around 1770 via New Orleans and moved to the Spanish Territory of Texas by 1793. He settled first in Nacogdoches and later received a grant of land near this site. His grant was the . . . — — Map (db m160411) HM
On South Raguet Street south of Saint Angelina Street, on the right when traveling north.
The son of an early industrial engineer, W.C. Trout (1874-1947) came to Lufkin in 1905 and joined Lufkin Foundry & Machine Co. as a shareholder and company secretary. Already a successful inventor, Trout led the diversification of the shop from . . . — — Map (db m29852) HM
On Whitehouse Drive, on the left when traveling east.
According to local tradition, this cemetery may take its name from the 19th-century Cole family home, a structure whose whitewashed exterior stood out from the majority of other log houses and frame buildings in the area. It lies on what was once a . . . — — Map (db m29713) HM
On State Highway 7, 0.4 miles north of U.S. 69, on the left when traveling south.
Founded as Warren Chapel Baptist Church in 1891, this congregation became known as Pollok Baptist Church in 1896. The first meeting place was shared by the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Land acquired in 1906 by the Baptists was the site of . . . — — Map (db m29228) HM
On State Highway 7, 0.4 miles south of U.S. 69, on the left when traveling south.
Since the late 1800s, this cemetery has served the residents of the town of Pollok. Before the end of the 19th century, the Pollok community was established near a railroad. Here, Richard Blair built the settlement's first sawmill, setting Pollok's . . . — — Map (db m29229) HM
On U.S. 59 at Old Highway 59 (County Road 107), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 59.
This part of Angelina County has long been called Red Land, or Redland, for the red soil ridge that forms the center of the community. In 1846, Thomas R. Walker moved into the area from North Carolina. In 1851, he wed Emily Z. Briscoe, and the . . . — — Map (db m26869) HM
On State Highway 69 at Massey Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 69.
Camp Nancy began as one of the many logging camps established in the piney woods of East Texas during the early 20th century. The camp was first created in Nacogdoches County, but was moved to the Angelina County community of Dunkin ca. 1918. Once . . . — — Map (db m37285) HM
On State Highway 63, 1.1 miles Farm to Market Road 2743, on the right when traveling east.
This area-heart of the Piney Woods and the East Texas forest industry--was, in 1933, cutover forests and worked-out farms. That year the Texas Legislature authorized the establishment of national forests in the state.
Today Angelina, Davy . . . — — Map (db m37302) HM
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 John D Wendell Road, 0.7 miles west of Texas Highway 35.
This aviation facility developed out of a need during World War II for additional air training sites for U.S. Navy Pilots. In 1942 the Aransas County Commissioners Court offered the Civil Aeronautics Administration the use of land in the county for . . . — — Map (db m53707) HM
On North Casterline Drive north of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north.
Founded by Cecil Weber Casterline in the 1930s, his “Fish House” initially sourced fish, oysters and shrimp from local fisherman, iced the catch in barrels and shipped them by rail to San Antonio and other destinations. In 1944, Cecil and his . . . — — Map (db m205732) HM
On North 7th Street north of Cactus Street, on the left when traveling north.
Located on Aransas Bay, the city of Fulton has a history closely associated with the fishing and shipping industry. The town was founded in 1867 by Geroge Ware Fulton, whose mansion is an important local landmark. Schools, churches, and businesses . . . — — Map (db m53694) HM
On West Myrtle Street east of North 5th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Land for this community graveyard was set aside when the town of Fulton was platted by George Ware Fulton in 1868. The earliest documented burial is that of a child, Louis L. I. Greenough (1868-1869). The large number of childrens’ graves attests to . . . — — Map (db m53697) HM
On North Third Street at Chaparral Street, on the left when traveling north on North Third Street.
Before the growth of fishing and tourism industries, Fulton was a community of only about 200 settlers. Although Sunday schools met in town, residents had to travel to Rockport for worship services. In 1943, Frank Walker, visiting the area on a . . . — — Map (db m53695) HM
On North Fulton Beach Road, 0.1 miles north of Cactus Street, on the right when traveling north.
Fulton’s natural shoreline attracted a flourishing beef processing and distribution industry in the 1860s and 1870s. Piers and docks were built by landowners to facilitate the turtle, fishing, oyster, and shrimping industries. A steady growth began . . . — — Map (db m58917) HM
Near Henderson Street at Fulton Beach Road, on the left when traveling east.
Built between 1874 and 1877 by George Ware Fulton (1810 – 1893) and his wife, Harriet Smith Fulton (1823 – 1910), this imposing residence was named “Oakhurst”. The three-story French second empire style home is of plank wall . . . — — Map (db m53698) HM
On North Fulton Beach Road at Chaparral Street, on the right when traveling north on North Fulton Beach Road.
Because early Fulton was surrounded by ranches and could be accessed by water, the town became a leading packing center on the Texas coast. The industry flourished from 1868 to 1882. Initially, the packeries rendered cattle hides and tallow only and . . . — — Map (db m58918) HM
On South Fulton Beach Road at Broadway Street (Farm to Market Road 3036), on the right when traveling north on South Fulton Beach Road.
Seafood has always been a Fulton staple. As early as the 1880s, commercial fishing for trout, redfish, sheepshead, turtles, and oysters had become significant for Fulton’s economy. About 1888, David Rockport Scrivner opened Miller Brothers Fish . . . — — Map (db m58913) HM
On North 9th Street, 0.1 miles south of Mesquite Street.
In 1947, an agricultural brush fire quickly accelerated and destroyed a large part of Fulton, starting in Copano Village, crossing the highway and destroying businesses, homes and acres of live oak groves and thickets. Soon after, citizens of Fulton . . . — — Map (db m181004) HM
Near Henderson Street at Fulton Beach Road, on the left when traveling east.
Home of
George W. Fulton
Born at Philadelphia, June 8, 1810
Served in the Texan Army in 1836
A pioneer resident of Refugio County
After an engineering career
of distinction elsewhere,
he returned to Texas and
became a cattle . . . — — Map (db m53700) HM
On Chaparral Street at Fulton Beach Road, on the left when traveling east on Chaparral Street.
The ruins of this rendering vat mark the location of the Marion Packing Co. (spelled “Meriam” in some records), one of the dozen or more meat packing plants built in the Rockport-Fulton area in the 1860s and 1870s to process the huge . . . — — Map (db m53701) HM
On State Highway 35 at Farm to Market Road 1781, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 35.
Site of one of the homes of
James Power
Born in Ireland, 1789
Died in Live Oak Point, Texas, 1852
With James Hewetson
he was granted authority
January 11, 1828
to settle 200 families in Texas
Served Texas under three flags as . . . — — Map (db m53708) HM
On South Fulton Beach Road, 0.1 miles north of Broadway Street (Farm to Market Road 3036), on the left when traveling north.
In the mid-1920s, a camp known as the “Cool Coast Camp,” located just north of Fulton, was promoted as a resort. It boasted tree-shaded cabins and tents, with a 500-foot wharf with an open-air pavilion over the water. In the 1930s, the . . . — — Map (db m58916) HM
On Bois D'Arc Street at Seaside Loop, on the left when traveling north on Bois D'Arc Street.
Established by a group of concerned citizens, the Lamar Volunteer Fire Department formed in 1963. The volunteers dedicated themselves to fire prevention, fire-fighting, hurricane patrol, beach patrol and working with the Aransas County Emergency . . . — — Map (db m181002) HM
On Mills Wharf Road at Lyndon B Johnson Causeway (Texas Highway 35), on the right when traveling east on Mills Wharf Road.
Mills Wharf, built by John Howard Mills in 1932, was a renowned center for waterfowl hunting and fishing from the 1930s until it was sold in 1960. It consisted of cottages, a cook house, a guide service office, a store, a tackle shop, and a unique . . . — — Map (db m63716) HM
On Bois D’Arc Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Bois D’Arc Street.
Site of the town of
Lamar
Named for
Mirabeau B. Lamar
1798 – 1859
President of the
Republic of Texas
1838 – 1841
Established in 1838
Made a Port of Entry in 1839
Sacked by Union Troops
Feb. 11, 1864
Survived until . . . — — Map (db m53711) HM
Near Hagy Drive, 0.1 miles east of Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Irish immigrant James W. Byrne (1787 – 1865), a veteran of the Texas Revolution, was an early settler of this area. He established the town of Lamar and with his wife Harriet, sold land on Aransas Bay to the Catholic Church for a chapel site. . . . — — Map (db m53717) HM
Near Hagy Drive, 0.1 miles east of Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This burial ground originally served pioneer settlers of the Lamar community. Founded by James W. Byrne (d. 1865), a native of Ireland and a veteran of the Texas Revolution, it was named for his friend Mirabeau B. Lamar, former President of the . . . — — Map (db m53713) HM
On North Live Oak Street at East Mimosa Street, on the right when traveling south on North Live Oak Street.
Created out of the coastal portion of Refugio County in 1871, Aransas County is the second smallest county in Texas. Within its boundaries are three bays of the Gulf of Mexico: Copano, St. Charles, and Aransas. The area was the site of early Indian . . . — — Map (db m53582) HM
On Broadway Street (State Highway 35) at East Orleans Street, in the median on Broadway Street.
Created September 18, 1871
from Refugio County;
Organized in 1871 with
Rockport as the County Seat.
Named for the River
Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu — — Map (db m53705) HM
On North Austin Street (Loop State Highway 70) at East Cornwall Street, on the right when traveling north on North Austin Street.
(center panel)
Some gave some • Some gave all
In loving memory
of our fallen heroes
of Aransas County
Erected Nov. 11, 1984
by
the Rockport American G. I. Forum
Chapter 324-F, Texas
Jose “Pepe” Zambrano, . . . — — Map (db m53745) WM
On North Live Oak Street, 0.1 miles north of East Cedar Street, on the left when traveling south.
Aransas County Judge W.H. Baldwin, who promoted Rockport as a deep water port, lived in this house in the 1890s. George A. Brundrett, Jr., was a Confederate veteran and cattle rancher on 15,000 acres on Matagorda Island; his family lived here from . . . — — Map (db m61067) HM
On South Water Street south of East Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
Located on the waterfront in a community that has survived many hurricanes, this house was built about 1868 by Dr. John W. Baylor. In addition to his medical practice Dr. Baylor owned a local meat packing business, ranched, and worked to bring a . . . — — Map (db m53593) HM
On North Magnolia Street south of East Liberty Street (Route 35), on the left when traveling north.
Adolph L. Bracht (1872-1961) was born in Rockport and worked at lumber and grocery stores before establishing his own wholesale and retail grocery in 1899. He was a charter member of the Intracoastal Canal Association and active in the Chamber of . . . — — Map (db m53746) HM
On Broadway Street north of Rath Street (Business Texas Highway 35), on the right when traveling north.
Born Conger Neblett in Corsicana, and married to Jack Hagar in 1926, Connie Hagar received early training as a musician. She and her sister became interested in birds and worked as volunteers with the U.S. Biological Survey. The Hagars moved to . . . — — Map (db m53706) HM
Near Enterprise Boulevard west of North Live Oak Street, on the left when traveling west.
Organized in 1873, the First Baptist Church of Rockport originally was located on S. Church Street. L.D. Young served as the first pastor. The hurricane of 1919 destroyed the first church building, but the members built a new structure at the corner . . . — — Map (db m53703) HM
On Main Street at South Live Oak Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
The Methodist Church has been in existence in Rockport since about 1870. The Rev. H.G. Horton was assigned as pastor of the Rockport Church in 1872. The original Methodist Church building, erected at the corner of Live Oak and Bay Streets, was used . . . — — Map (db m53590) HM
Near East Liberty Street (Business State Highway 35) east of North Austin Street, on the left when traveling east.
Chartered on October 8, 1890, the First National Bank of Aransas Pass (now Rockport) was organized by a group of businessmen led by John H. Traylor, James M. Hoopes, George W. Fulton, Jr., James C. Fulton, and Richard H. Wood. Located at Main and . . . — — Map (db m53748) HM
On North Live Oak Street at East Laurel Street, on the right when traveling north on North Live Oak Street.
This congregation traces its history to 1869. Although deactivated in 1879, it was reorganized with twenty charter members in 1889. The members met in facilities provided by other churches until their first house of worship was completed at Market . . . — — Map (db m53580) HM
On Bayshore Drive, 0.1 miles north of Riveria Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Dubbed “Nine Mile Point” by early settlers, this island was first used commercially by the Cushman Meat Packing Company in the late 1860s. Austrian Franz Joseph Frandolig, a horseman who had delivered cattle to Cushman & Co., homesteaded . . . — — Map (db m53760) HM
On North Broadway Street (Loop State Highway 70) south of Chamber Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Built about 1868, this vernacular early Texas home was purchased in 1872 by James C. Fulton, a noted early business and civic leader. Fulton sold the home in 1907 to his son-in-law, Albert L. Bruhl, a pharmacist and civic leader who served three . . . — — Map (db m53749) HM
On Business State Highway 35, 0.1 miles south of Harbor Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Between 1935 and 1939, the Texas Highway Department constructed several roadside parks along Highway 35 in Aransas County. Local residents ~ Mrs. J.L. Bell, Harry Hertzberg, Mrs. Eli Hertzberg, Joe S. Sheldon, Arnold K. Sheldon, Harry Traylor, and . . . — — Map (db m53774) HM
On Broadway Street (Loop State Highway 70) at Chamber Drive, on the right when traveling south on Broadway Street.
Prominent local businessman and land developer James M. Hoopes (1839-1931) had this home built between 1890 and 1892. The home later served as a hotel and boardinghouse between 1894 and 1930. It was sold in 1934 to T. Noah Smith, Sr. (1881-1955), a . . . — — Map (db m53587) HM
On South Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
This 1874 house of longleaf pine features full-length gallery porches and such classical revival elements as square columns, dentils and brackets. It was built on Austin Street for the John Hynes family and designed by San Antonio architect Viggo . . . — — Map (db m207827) HM
On East Concho Street, on the right when traveling east.
In the early 20th century, Rockport earned its place as a major center for the fishing industry along the Texas coast. In 1906, Roy Jackson opened Jackson Fish Company on the waterfront. His brother Stephen joined him to market local fish and . . . — — Map (db m207846) HM
On North Live Oak Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built around 1910, this two-story frame Colonial Revival was used as a boarding house for shipyard employees. The home was also used for shelter for 50 refugees during the 1919 hurricane that devastated the coast. In 1920, county judge Joe A. . . . — — Map (db m207909) HM
On South Church Street (State Highway 70) south of East Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
John M. Mathis (1831-1922) had this home built for his family in 1868-1869. Instrumental in platting the town of Rockport, he served as its first mayor in 1870. In 1880 he deeded the house to his cousin, Thomas H. Mathis (1834-1899), a leading . . . — — Map (db m53594) HM
Situated among hackberry, mesquite and live oak trees, this historic cemetery has served the McLester family for over a century. Charles H. McLester, an engineer on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad in Aransas County, and his wife, Eliza . . . — — Map (db m208010) HM
On South Church Street at St Marys Street, on the right when traveling south on South Church Street.
Built in 1906, this house was the vision of James Edward (J. Ed) and Josephine Kennedy Moore. The two were married from 1903 until 1915, when Josephine passed away. J. Ed was a business owner who served several terms as Rockport’s mayor between the . . . — — Map (db m53743) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1069 at Port Bay Road, on the right when traveling south on Road 1069.
Danish native Andrew Sorenson (1864-1941), established a reputation as a hunting and fishing guide in this area in the early 20th century. He bought 240 acres of land (.5 mi. W) in 1909 and in 1912 incorporated the private Port Bay Hunting and . . . — — Map (db m53761) HM
On North Magnolia Street at East Cornwall Street, on the right when traveling south on North Magnolia Street.
Born in 1846, Richard Henry Wood was one of the first residents of Rockport. In 1866,
Wood partnered with James Doughty and built the first cattle pens, warehouse and wharf at Rockport harbor. Wood ran his business until the 1919 hurricane . . . — — Map (db m193746) HM
On Broadway Street (Business State Highway 35) at East Orleans Street, in the median on Broadway Street.
The town of Rockport was founded by cattlemen J.M. and T.H. Mathis in 1867. Originally a part of Refugio County, it became county seat of newly formed Aransas County in 1871. Shipping and fishing provided the primary economic base of the town in its . . . — — Map (db m53704) HM
On Airport Road at Mills Loop, on the right when traveling west on Airport Road.
On April 22, 1943, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and Aransas County agreed to build an airport for military purpose and public use. A total of 700 acres was purchased and leased to the U.S. Navy until March 9, 1948, when it reverted to . . . — — Map (db m181003) HM
On Picton Lane at Tule Park Drive, on the left when traveling east on Picton Lane.
This cemetery has served the citizens of Rockport and Fulton for over a century. The oldest marked grave is that of Emma Fulton (d. 1876), granddaughter of George Ware Fulton, who was instrumental in the development of the area and was interred in . . . — — Map (db m53596) HM
Near Navigation Circle south of Veterans Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In 1935, Rockport Marine Lab was set up aboard the houseboat “Vivian” in Rockport Harbor to assist the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission with Fisheries management. In 1947, a permanent lab was built on the harbor, a state of the art . . . — — Map (db m64468) HM
On North Live Oak Street at East Laurel Street, on the right when traveling south on North Live Oak Street.
Rockport School has served the town of Rockport for many years as both an educational and community institution. It dates to 1935, during the era of the Great Depression. One of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs to combat the . . . — — Map (db m53578) HM
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