Golden Age for Port Isabel 1870 1904
The arrival of the Rio Grande Railroad to Brownsville shifted Port Isabel from the hill to the railroad front. Warehouses hotels and stores sprang up along the tracks while the hillside became a residential area around the lighthouse. Valley cities grew and commerce boomed as ships moved inland by rail.
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Port Isabel
Rio Grande Railroad
Brownsville
Point Isabel
Brazos Island
Bagdad
Clarksville
Rio Grande
Texas
Mexico
Port Isabel Prosperity Era Ends With Railroad Completion
The Port Isabel period from 1848 to 1870 saw thriving river traffic, military and civilian freight, and notable families profiting from King and Kennedy steamboats. Freight charges and diverse goods like bear grease, ultramarine blue, and doubloons showcase the era’s commerce. The Civil War disrupted trade but commerce resumed after a railroad to Brownsville opened in 1870.
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Brownsville
Point Isabel
Matamoros
Taylor
Richard King
Miflin Kennedy
Roma
Laredo
Capt
King
Kennedy
Texas
Mexico
Joseph Kleibe
Port
Isabel
Simon Musina
New Orleans
Adams Bros. Building a Community Since 1947
Adams Bros. began in 1947 after brothers Dearl E. Adams Jeavel H. Adams and Thearl G. Adams returned from service. From a backyard operation they expanded to offices and shops at 209 Paredes Ave. The firm handles residential and commercial work of any size with the motto anything anytime anywhere and good honest work on anything they do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Bros
Dearl E. Adams
Jeavel H. Adams
Thearl G. Adams
Paredes Ave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Valley
North Mexico
Merce
Legion
Congress
Heaner Lumber
E. Monroe
Greater
Rio Grande Valley
General Contractors
Paredes
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