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April 12, 2016 in History

Baldwin-Brundrett House

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Aransas county judge W.H. Baldwin, who promoted Rockport as a deep water port, lived in this house in the 1890's. George A. Brundrett, Jr. was a confederate veteran and cattle rancher on 15,000 acres ...

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April 12, 2016 in History

A.L. Brach House

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Adolph 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 Can ...

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April 12, 2016 in History

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

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The Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg, Bishop of the Diocese of Texas, officiated at the dedication of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Rockport on November 30, 1871.  Led by lay ministers for much of its early ...

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April 12, 2016 in History

Aransas County Court House

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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, a ...

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Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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Roman Catholic priests visited the Rockport area as early as 1838.  The first Mass in the town of Rockport was celebrated in the home of County Judge John Hynes in 1860, and services continued there f ...

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Leopold M. Bracht House

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Leopold M. Bracht House Built in 1881 in the Oklahoma subdivision south of Rockport and moved in three pieces by mule train to its current location in 1887. The Bracht family was an early family in th ...

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