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Historic Walking Area Attractions In Quitaque

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Quitaque is a city in Briscoe County, Texas, United States. The population was 411 at the 2010 census. The Texas high-school and college football coach Gene Mayfield was born in Quitaque in 1928.
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  • 1. Lighthouse Trail Canyon
    The Point Isabel Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Port Isabel, Texas, United States that was built in 1852 to guide ships through the Brazos Santiago Pass to Port Isabel. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1976. On September 28, 1850, the United States Congress authorized an appropriation of $15,000 for a lighthouse and beacon light at Brazos Santiago Pass. Work began in February 1852. When complete, the lighthouse was an 82-foot-high brick tower and had four lights. By 1854, it had 15 lamps and 21 reflectors. A third order fresnel lens was installed in 1857 and the fixed light was varied by flashes. During the American Civil War the Point Isabel Lighthouse was occupied by soldiers from both sides as a look-out post. After the Ci...
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