Historical Markers in Rockport, Texas

Start with these Rockport stories

• Connie Hagarplaced 1990

  (June 14, 1886 - November 29, 1973) Born Conger Neblett in Corsicana, and married to Jack Hagar in 1926, Connie Hagar received early training as a…

• Baldwin-Brundrett Houseplaced 2011

  Aransas County Judge W.H. Baldwin, who promoted Rockport as a deep water port, lived in this house in the 1890s.

• First Baptist Church of Rockportplaced 1991

  Organized in 1873, the First Baptist Church of Rockport originally was located on S. Church Street. L. D. Young served as the first pastor.

• Frandolig Islandplaced 1999

  Dubbed "Nine Mile Point" by early settlers, this island was first used commercially by the Cushman Meat Packing Company in the late 1860s.

• Joe A. and Bertha Harper Houseplaced 2013

  Built around 1910, this two-story frame Colonial Revival was used as a boarding house for shipyard employees.

• Mills Wharfplaced 2011

  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.

Rockport on the Texas history calendar

• June 14: Connie Hagar

All 14 historical markers in Rockport

• Baldwin-Brundrett House2011
• Connie Hagar1990
• First Baptist Church of Rockport1991
• Frandolig Island1999
• Joe A. and Bertha Harper House2013
• Kline's Cafe2022
• Mills Wharf2011
• Rockport Cemetery1988
• Rockport School2006
• Rockport Volunteer Fire Department2015
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church1991
• San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad in Rockport, The1994
• Simon Michael Gallery2023
• Site of Aransas Hotel1996

Historical markers near Rockport

• Fulton7 stories · 4 mi
• Port Aransas7 stories · 13 mi
• Refugio9 stories · 23 mi
• Corpus Christi93 stories · 28 mi
• San Patricio9 stories · 45 mi
• Port Lavaca26 stories · 47 mi

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