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Bird Sanctuary |
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Quintana's Neotropical Bird Sanctuary opened in 1994 with the Town's
purchase of a small tract of land across from the Town Hall and a
grant through Partners in Flight. A popular birding spot with
trails, ponds and park benches. Through the Great Texas
Birding Classic, a group sponsored by Dow Chemical, won second place
and $15,000 to be used for land acquisition. Along with a
matching grant and money from Migration Celebration, the park has
more than doubled in size and continues to be a hot spot for
migratory birds
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Sunrise
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Xeriscape Park |
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The Xeriscape Park offers a nature
trail, hummingbird garden, and a wooden bridge crossing an
inlet from the intracoastal canal. Achieved through
a lease with the Port of Freeport and a grant from Texas
Parks and Wildlife, the park offers refuge to many types of wildlife and birds.
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Quintana
Beach County Park & Pier |
| Quintana Beach County Park, fronting the Gulf of Mexico, is
uniquely located on Quintana Island. This park is filled
with History (historical characters, colonization, Spanish exploration), Nature (beach, dunes, wildflowers,
cattails), Birds (migratory, seabirds, shorebirds) and
Recreation (fishing, boating, birding, sports).
Day use, first-rate
facilities include paved off-beach parking, boardwalks,
covered and/or shaded pavilions, air-conditioned cabins
for overnight visitors, community house, hiking trails,
restrooms and showers, wooden fishing pier, a playground,
pedestrian-only beach with palapas for relaxing, 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, premium and full service hookups, dump
station and bathhouse with restrooms, showers and laundry
facilities. Call 979-233-1461 for rates.
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Quintana
Fishing |
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Quintana
offers many fishing options
Intracoastal Waterway:
A favorite spot for fishing and crabbing.
Brazos River: From
the FM 1495 main beach entrance, turn left on the
beach and proceed south. Strong currents may be
present, so use caution.
Fishing Pier:
Located within the Quintana Beach County Park, the
lighted pier is handicap accessible and a favorite
spot for night fishing. Free access is available
at 8th Street.
The Jetty's:
The
south side of the Freeport shipping canal is a
popular fishing spot.
Morrison Park: Quintana's newest park
on CR 723 offering the perfect
spot to fish, crab and catch bait.
Bait and Tackle:
Available at The Jetty's and Hook
& Line Grocery. Fishing Licenses: Available at
the Hook & Line Grocery.
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Quintana's
Cemetery |
| The Quintana
Cemetery is essentially a family plot with members of the
related Seaburn and Bowers Families.
Captain Henry Seaburn, a
German Immigrant born in 1815, settled in Quintana in 1840
and became a master carpenter and shipbuilder. He
opened a shipyard that built large sailing vessels.
Their home, built by Captain Seaburn, now rests at it's
new location, preserved within the Quintana Beach County
Park.
He died on the third day
of the great 1895 snowstorm, which deposited 18-20 inches
on the sand and salt grass. His wife, Josephine died
in Quintana in 1909 and their 3 sons, Henry Peter, William
Henry and Ernest are buried here as well. The
Seaburn name faded in 1934 when the last man of the
family, Ernest, died unmarried and without sons to carry
on the family name.
The Cemetery is located
off Holley Street behind the levee of the entrance to the
"Petroleum Fuel and Terminal". Visiting
hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and
by appointment all other times by calling Quintana Town
Hall. |
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