DUANE
Nueces County, Texas
Historical Markers in Port Aransas, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Port Aransas, in Nueces County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Tales of Tragedy, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1973 and 2011.
Start with these Port Aransas stories
- Mustang Islandplaced 2009
Port Aransas is located on Mustang Island, one of seven Texas barrier islands. It is named for the wild horses that came here from shipwrecks and…
- Aransas Pass Light Stationplaced 1973
Construction of 67-foot tower was started in 1855. The French lens was lighted in 1856, to mark natural Gulf pass to Aransas and Corpus Christi Bays…
- Aransas Pass, C.S.A.placed 1995
Aransas Pass, the natural inlet (3 miles east) to Aransas Bay, separates San Jose and Mustang Islands.
- Tarpon Innplaced 1979
In 1886 Frank Stephenson, a boat pilot and assistant Aransas lighthouse keeper, opened an inn at this site in an old barracks.
- U.S. Coast Guard on Mustang Islandplaced 2008
The Aransas Pass has significantly influenced the economic development of the region. The natural waterway also has included treacherous navigational…
- The Mercer Family on Mustang Islandplaced 2011
THE MERCER FAMILY ON MUSTANG ISLAND ROBERT AINSWORTH MERCER (1799-1875) ARRIVED ON MUSTANG ISLAND CA. 1855.
All 7 historical markers in Port Aransas
Historical markers near Port Aransas
- Rockport14 stories · 13 mi
- Fulton7 stories · 17 mi
- Corpus Christi93 stories · 21 mi
- Refugio9 stories · 34 mi
- San Patricio9 stories · 44 mi
- Banquete9 stories · 46 mi
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