Quintana

Quintana

Year Marker Erected: 1964
Size: 20" x 20"
Location: Burnett Rd. west of Quintana Park

Marker Text:
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.