Pristine Quintana Beach at Thanksgiving. Our little secret.
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The book? Conquests and Cultures, An International History by Thomas Sowell. Highly recommended.
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The book? Conquests and Cultures, An International History by Thomas Sowell. Highly recommended.
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I only learned a few years ago what Quintana once was. This article does not go into much detail but is all I can find online. Wealthy plantation owners built large homes there to impress each other and out of state relatives. ‘Twas quite a place in its day. After the war it declined and disappeared.
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I only learned a few years ago what Quintana once was. This article does not go into much detail but is all I can find online. Wealthy plantation owners built large homes there to impress each other and out of state relatives. ‘Twas quite a place in its day. After the war it declined and disappeared.
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goatman, thanks for the Handbook Of Texas reference.It’s an interesting place. When I was a teenager it was THE the place to be…out of the way…hidden.
Now in the shadow of a “liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving and regasification terminal”, few would buy property there.It is just south of Surfside, which has one the finest restaurants in Texas, The Red Snapper Inn. And it is 20 minutes from Galveston and its fine restaurants.
Our little secret.
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goatman, thanks for the Handbook Of Texas reference.It’s an interesting place. When I was a teenager it was THE the place to be…out of the way…hidden.
Now in the shadow of a “liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving and regasification terminal”, few would buy property there.It is just south of Surfside, which has one the finest restaurants in Texas, The Red Snapper Inn. And it is 20 minutes from Galveston and its fine restaurants.
Our little secret.
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Whodda thought dumpy little Surfside would have a fine restaurant?
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Whodda thought dumpy little Surfside would have a fine restaurant?
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Nothing quite like the Texas coast. I’m sure the gubment is working on some way to screw that up too.
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Nothing quite like the Texas coast. I’m sure the gubment is working on some way to screw that up too.
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Still looks like a mighty fine place for an old fart to read a book, have a brew and a smoke. We don’t need no stinking bikinis runnin’ ’round distractin’ us and all. 😛
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Still looks like a mighty fine place for an old fart to read a book, have a brew and a smoke. We don’t need no stinking bikinis runnin’ ’round distractin’ us and all. 😛
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Surfside does have an excellent restaurant. Cross the bridge and take a left, can’t miss it. On a day when the fish are not biting, take a right and find your way opposite the Coast Guard Station. The water is deep there. You can pick up sand trout by bouncing plastics off the bottom. Cast into the Coastie’s basin.
This is an interesting series of books on the topic. I think the author is up to five books on this now. Eakin Press used to publish some interesting books on local history.
http://www.amazon.com/Texas-Forgotten-Ports-Mid-Gulf-Matagorda/dp/0890156611
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Surfside does have an excellent restaurant. Cross the bridge and take a left, can’t miss it. On a day when the fish are not biting, take a right and find your way opposite the Coast Guard Station. The water is deep there. You can pick up sand trout by bouncing plastics off the bottom. Cast into the Coastie’s basin.
This is an interesting series of books on the topic. I think the author is up to five books on this now. Eakin Press used to publish some interesting books on local history.
http://www.amazon.com/Texas-Forgotten-Ports-Mid-Gulf-Matagorda/dp/0890156611
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