Colorful Port Isabel Shrimp Trade Through Early Times
Port Isabel has a long shrimp and fishing heritage dating to the 1800s. The decline of shipping after 1904 slowed life, turning the town into a ghost town at times. Early commerce rested on drying grass shrimp for export to Texas markets.
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Port Isabel
Gulf Coast Lines
Rio Grande Valley
Uriah Lott
Point Isabel
Point
Old Peoples Ice and Manufacturing Company
Brownsville
Houston
San Antonio
Dallas
Texas
Sportsmen's Lodge
Port Isabel History Outlines Six Key Periods of Change
A brief Port Isabel historical sketch divides 400 years into six eras driven by economy and events. It covers 1519 1800 discovery and exploration through 1927 1954 modern history, noting Alonso de Pinedas voyage and the gateway role of Brazos Pass. Continued on Page 10.
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Port Isabel
Alonso de Pinedas
Jamaica
Gulf
Florida
Panuco River
Old Mexico
Annian
Christopher Columbus
West Indies
India
Rio de Las Palmas
Rio Grande
Soto la Marina
Brazos Pass
Crown of Spain
Francisco de Garay
Garay
Blessing Of Fleet At Port Isabel Sunday Afternoon
The shrimp fleet will be blessed at the deep water port on Sunday with decorated trawlers parading after the ceremony led by Bishop Mariano S. Garriga of Corpus Christi. This marks his third blessing dating back to December 7, 1949, with Garriga a Port Isabel native.
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Mariano S. Garriga
Corpus Christi
Garriga
Port Isabel
Colorful Port Isabel Street Parade Scheduled Saturday
The annual parade in Port Isabel starts at 2 p.m. with 15 plus floats and military units. The 1958 Queen's court members will attend along with queens from other South Texas events. Horace Kelly chairs the parade as J. J. Jaydon hosts and Harry Sanaady serves as parade marshal. An information booth will guide units to classifications at the Port Road intersection near the West city limits.
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Port Isabel
Port Road
Horace Kelly
Coronation Of Queen In Brownsville Shrimp Fiesta
John Gaspard named king of the 1958 Shrimp Fiesta by popular vote of Port Isabel and Brownsville shrimp captains. Queen will be chosen from 28 Belle Valley contestants at Isla Blanca Park Padre Island and crowned at Jacob Brown Memorial Auditorium Brownsville with a coronation ball to follow. tickets cost 5 dollars.
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John Gaspard
Billie Marie
Port Isabel
Brownsville
Gaspard
Twin City
Isla Blanca Park
Padre Island
Jacob Brown
Dwight Taylor
Lower Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vesta Levy
Ene
Port Isabel - Brownsville
Simon Peter
South
Warren
J. J. Jaydon
Jose Martinez
Harry Sanaady
Parade
Joe Mercurio
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!