The Packeries of Rockport
In 1866, James Doughty, T.H. Mathis, and John M. Mathis constructed cattle pens, with a long wharf that extended out into Aransas Bay from “Rocky […]
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First National Bank of Rockport
Corner of Austin and Liberty streets, Rockport, TX 78382 (see map) Chartered on October 8, 1890, the First National Bank of Aransas Pass (now Rockport)
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Rockport Harbor
28°01’29.9″N 97°02’51.2″W Navigation Cir, Rockport, TX 78382 (see map) In 1866, James Doughty and Richard H. Wood, searching for a safe harbor location to ship
Baldwin-Brundrett House
1028 N. Live Oak, Rockport, TX 78382 (see map) Aransas county judge W.H. Baldwin, who promoted Rockport as a deep water port, lived in this
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Rockport Big Blue Crab
28°01’36.8″N 97°02’47.0″W 1582 E Laurel St, Rockport, TX 78382 (see map) The Big Blue Crab was originally a fixture on the DelMar Grill from 1957
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Rockport’s Seafood Industry
28°01’28.3″N 97°03’01.5″W 198 TX-70 Loop, Rockport, TX (see map) Rockport’s commercial seafood companies have been operating for more than one hundred years. By 1903, David
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