Old Quintana
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Marker Text: Named for a Mexican general. Early as 1532 a thriving village. Port of entry in Republic of Texas. Strategic fort in Civil War. Industrial area, cattle and cotton shipping point, 1870-1900. Fashionable summer colony, 1884 and afterwards. Largely destroyed in 1900 storm. Now a resort and fishing center.(1964)
Marker No: 9589
Aluminum 20 x 20 Subject Marker
Geographic: 28° 56.024′ N, 95° 18.471′ W
Location: Burnett Street east of 8th Street, Freeport
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