Rockport
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N 28° 01.794 W 097° 02.818
14R E 691995 N 3102052
This post-mounted marker stands at the southwest end of an island between Rath Street's different sides in Rockport.
Waymark Code: WM15EYW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2021
Views: 6
Marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Rockport
City Rockport
County Aransas
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 691981
UTM Northing 3102036
Subject Codes cities and towns
Marker Year 1988
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Private Property No
Marker Location Orleans Street and SH 35, Center Island, Rockport.
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 4325
Marker Text:
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 early years. The railroad arrived in 1888 and with it came a decline in the shipping industry, although shipyards were in operation during World War I and World War II. Rockport has been a popular recreation center over the years, and tourism continues to be important to the local economy. (1988)
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