Historical Marker
Site of One of the Homes of James Power
Fulton, Aransas County · Texas
Erected 1936
Power's town on Live Oak Point rose where a Spanish-Mexican fort called Aránzazu had guarded the entrance to Copano Bay. With several stores and perhaps 500 people, Aransas City was the actual seat of Refugio County until April 1840 and often its refuge seat until 1846, and until Corpus Christi was founded it was the southernmost port in Texas. It peaked in 1838, when the Mexican Federalist army gathered at Fort Lipantitlán and contraband munitions moved through the port. Comanches and Karankawas raided it, and Mexican irregulars sacked it in 1838, 1839 and 1841.
What the plaque says
Site of One of the Homes of James Power Born in Ireland, 1789 Died in Live Oak Point, Texas, 1852 With James Hewetson he was granted authority January 11, 1828 to settle 200 families in Texas Served Texas under three flags as empresario, soldier, statesman Signed the Texas Declaration of Independence Ever a loyal son of his adopted country Honored and loved by his people Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Where it stands
28.10823, -97.02848 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Site of the Town of Lamar — 2.9 mi
- Site of Marion Packing Co. — 3.1 mi
- Fulton — 3.2 mi
- Stella Maris Chapel — 3.4 mi