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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TEL_the-lively-historical_Surfside-Beach-TX.html
First vessel with emigrants to Austin's colony landed here December 23, 1821.
The Battle of Velasco was fought here June 26, 1832.
Public and secret treaties of peace between the Republic of Texas and General Santa Anna were signed here May …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OZB_gulf-intracoastal-waterway_Surfside-Beach-TX.html
This complex of barge canals and natural channels—most valuable waterway in America—stretches 1,116 mi. from Brownsville, Texas, to St. Mark's, Florida. Is longer, carries more tonnage than Suez and Panama canals. Is a vital link in ec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OZA_historical-jetties_Surfside-Beach-TX.html
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.
Kanter family gets first contract for jetty construction, using local materials to make …
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Here was fought a battle— the first collision in arms between Texas colonists and the Mexican military— a conflict preliminary to the Texas War for Independence.
On June 26, 1832, when Texans under John Austin and Henry Smith came d…
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Historic and key Texas port of entry located near here. During the Civil War was fortified by troops and 8 gun batteries at the mouth of the Brazos River, to provide shelter and landing facilities for blockade runners; to protect rich farmlands; a…