Historical Jetties

Historical Jetties (HM1OZA)

Location: Surfside Beach, TX 77541 Brazoria County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 57.045', W 95° 17.161'

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Surfside Beach

  1. Capt. C.W. Howell recommended a system of two converging jetties of "closely-driven palmetto piles" to serve as a channel for a seaport at Velasco.

  2. Kanter family gets first contract for jetty construction, using local materials to make concrete blocks to form jetty.

  3. Congress authorized $40,000 to begin the work. Estimated cost was $522,890. Major S.M. Mansfield, Galveston district engineer proposed new design for jetties to consist of brush, stone and concrete.

  4. Work was begun and continued to 1886 by annual appropriations.

  5. On Feb. 16, 1888, the Brazos River Channel and Dock Company was organized, receiving authorization from Congress to improve the mouth of the Brazos. From 1889-96 this company was engaged in building two parallel jetties 560 feet apart.

  6. The company transferred its construction and responsibilities to the United States on April 25.

  7. Report shows large damage to jetties during storm of Sept. 8, 1900. Congress decided to hold up work until report on cost to repair jetties.

  8. Additional appropriations moved jetty project to completion.

  9. Dredging completed, channel open for shipping with total responsibility for maintenance of channel and jetties assumed by Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  10. Brazos River Harbor Navigation District proposes deepening and widening channel.

  11. Modernization project authorized by Congress.

  12. Studies completed, plans and specifications approved, contracts were let, construction began.

  13. Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed project at a cost of $34,652,000, with Anthony J. Bertucci Construction Co., Inc. contractors.
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Date Added Saturday, October 31st, 2015 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 277205 N 3204681
Decimal Degrees28.95075000, -95.28601667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 57.045', W 95° 17.161'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 57' 2.7" N, 95° 17' 9.66" W
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Area Code(s)979, 281
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 102 Surf Dr, Surfside Beach TX 77541, US
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