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Quintana, Texas Article and Photography by A small island village located in Brazoria County near Freeport and Surfside. This quite, peaceful little coastal town attracts visitors from all across Texas and the US. There are many recreational activities to pursue at Quintana, beach combing, bird watching and camping just to name a few.
Quintana is also located next to Bryan Beach State Park a secluded, un-crowded alternative to Galveston's beaches. Quintana Beach County Park, fronting the Gulf of Mexico, is uniquely located on Quintana Island. |
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| This fifty-one acre
park is filled with History (historical characters, colonization,
Spanish exploration), Nature (beach, dunes, wildflowers, cattails),
Birds (migratory, seabirds, shorebirds) and Recreation (fishing,
boating, surfing, birding, sports). Day-use, first-rate facilities include paved off-beach beach parking, boardwalks, shaded pavilions, community house, hiking trails, restrooms and showers, fishing pier, playground, pedestrian only beach, two historic homes and an interpretive center. RV facilities are exceptional. These include paved and level camping sites, individual picnic tables and outdoor grills, group camping areas, full hookups and partial hookups, dump station and bathhouse with restrooms, showers and laundry facilities. |
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| Quintana History,
Quintana is a very old town, platted in 1883, a popular resort for the
plantation owners, who built their summer homes along the beach. A
Confederate fort was built during the civil war to prevent Federal ships
from sailing up the Brazos river. In 1941 the United States built two gun mounts, equipping them with anti-aircraft guns to prevent any attacks on Dow Chemical Company defense plant that was providing magnesium for the war effort. Also at Quintana see the historic Seaburn House which was moved to the Quintana County Park. Henry Seaborn came to Quintana from Germany before 1820 and began to build sailing vessels. He built eight boats and his crews operated them. |
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| Quintana Bird Sanctuary Established in 1994, the area is across from the Town Hall. The land has been set aside for the migration of neo-tropical birds.
Many different species of birds, butterflies, native plants and small animals are found at Quintana.. |
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| The Town of Quintana, Texas www.quintana-tx.org Mayor: J.O. ( Rocky ) Morgan Council: Wallace Meeley, Mayor Pro Tem Karen Summers Greg Upton Beth Mohr Jerry masters Secretary Tonya McCaghren Office Hours 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday Council Meetings Second Monday at 7:00 pm |
Quintana City Hall
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