Old Quintana
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)
28.9338° N, 95.3079° W
Where to Find It
Burnett St. west of Quintana Park
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi NE Allen Place Quintana
- 0.2 mi NE Quintana Cemetery Quintana
- 0.8 mi NE The Lively Surfside Beach
- 1.8 mi NE Old Velasco, C. S. A. Surfside
- 1.8 mi NE Velasco Surfside
- 1.8 mi NE Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Surfside