Historical Marker
John Fagan
Historical marker location:
Rockport, Texas
( Located in Lamar Cemetery. From Rockport, take Highway 35 north about 7 miles to Goose Island State Park (just north of causeway). Follow P-13 E then NE about 2.5 miles to cemetery, Lamar.)
Marker installed: 1962
Soldier in the Texas War for Independence at Goliad, 1835-1836.
Erected by the State of Texas, 1962.
The discovery of oil in 1901 near Beaumont, Texas, sparked an oil boom that transformed the state's economy and led to the rise of the modern petroleum industry.