First National Bank of Rockport

One of the bank's founders, James C. Fulton, was a trained engineer. The son of George W. Fulton, he studied civil engineering and machine work in Cincinnati and in Covington, Kentucky, and came with his family to Live Oak Peninsula in December 1868. He joined the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company on his father's death in 1893 but resigned in 1905, opened a planing mill in Rockport, moved it to Corpus Christi in 1908 and went into screen manufacturing in 1912. He promoted the South Texas cattle industry and Corpus Christi's industries until his death there in January 1933.

What the plaque says

First National Bank of Rockport Chartered on October 8, 1890, the First National Bank of Aransas Pass (now Rockport) was organized by a group of businessmen led by John H. Traylor, James M. Hoopes, George W. Fulton, Jr., James C. Fulton, and Richard H. Wood. Located at Main and Water streets, the bank played a vital role in Rockport's growth and development. Its name was changed to First National Bank of Rockport in 1903. After surviving both the 1919 storm and the Great Depression, the bank moved to new quarters across the street from its first location in 1958, and to this site in 1974. (1990)

Where it stands

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