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City Of Port Isabel history
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1803 – Padre Nicolas Balli granted the barrier island which bears his name – Padre Island.
1829 – A Mexican fort is constructed on Brazos Island to protect the Brazos de Santiago Pass.
1836 – The Texas navy “Invincible” sinks the Mexican navy gunboat “Nicolas Bravo” in the Brazos Santiago area.
1842 – Mexican customs house for the “Port of Matamoros” at El Fronton was located near the present site of the lighthouse.
Zachary Taylor’s Army arrived at the southern tip of Texas in 1846 shortly before the outbreak of the Mexican War, it took Old Rough and Ready two weeks or more to get his orders from Washington.
1846 – General Zachary Taylor and the United States Army set up Fort Polk at the present site of Lighthouse Square.
1852 – Lighthouse built at Point Isabel.
1863 – General N.P. Banks lands Union troops on Brazos Island.
1864 – A small battle is fought between United States and Confederate soldiers at the docks by the lighthouse.
The last land battle of the American Civil War is fought 9 miles south of Point Isabel on May 15, 1865 between Union soldiers en route to Point Isabel and Confederates camped at Whites Ranch.
1865 – The hospital at Brazos Santiago serves over 100,000 patients during the four years of the Civil War, almost all from sickness such as cholera, dysentery, and yellow fever.
1872 – The Rio Grande Railroad, from Point Isabel to Brownsville, begins service.
1884 – Coast Guard/Life Saving Service is established on the south end of Padre Island.
1909 – A 12’ deep channel is cut from Brazos to the Point Isabel docks.
1916 – United States soldiers are deployed to the border as a result of the increased ‘bandit’ activities.
Port Isabel for sale! The complete sale of the sea village occurred in the Spring of 1927.
1928 – Point Isabel Land Company modernizes and develops the townsite and renames the town Port Isabel in hopes of a deep water port.
1934 – The first Texas International Fishing Tournament is a smashing success.
1936 – The Brownsville ship channel is completed.
Sea Monster of Port Isabel by Mike Cox ("Texas Tales" Column) The monster showed up in the Gulf of Mexico off the small fishing village of Port Isabel in the summer of 1938.
1954 – 1st Queen Isabella Causeway opens.
1974 – New Queen Isabella Causeway opens.
2001 – Barge hits the Queen Isabella Causeway and a section collapses, 8 lives were lost.
A brief view at its history – Port Isabel-South Padre Press – Lower RGV News on May 7, 2021 at 11:27 am #
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