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Port Isabel (Paperback)
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Port Isabel (Paperback)
Series: Images of America
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List price R468
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Discovery Miles 3 830
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In the 1830s, a small community known as El Fronton de Santa
Isabel set roots on the banks of the Laguna Madre Bay. Official
claim for the land was granted to Don Rafael Garcia as part of the
Potrero ("Pasture") de Santa Isabel in 1828. Less than two decades
later, Point Isabel was home to Zachary Taylor's Fort Polk and
found itself a home base during the Mexican-American War. In 1853,
construction was completed on the Point Isabel lighthouse, a
navigational beacon with a 16-mile view. Port Isabel was
incorporated in 1928, and a deep-water port shipped its first
commercial load in 1937. By the 1950s, Port Isabel was the
"Shrimping Capital of the World," and the first Queen Isabella
Causeway connected South Padre Island to the mainland. Port Isabel
continues to deepen its roots on the banks of the Laguna Madre Bay.
Heritage and cultural tourism, a relaxed quality of life, and an
appreciation for all things coastal are synonymous with Port
Isabel.
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