Old Quintana

Historical marker location:

Quintana, Texas

( Burnett St. west of Quintana Park)

Marker installed: 1964

Named for a Mexican general. Early as 1532 a thriving village. Port of entry in Republic of Texas. Strategic port 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).

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