Tag: 1890s

Seaside resorts flourished in Rockport, Aransas Pass in 1890s

In the 1890s, a trip to the seaside was a grand occasion, and towns around the Coastal Bend built showcase hotels to attract the vacationers. Aransas Hotel in Rockport Col. John H. Traylor built the Aransas Hotel on the Rockport waterfront in 1889. Traylor was president of the Aransas Land Company, a group of Dallas […]