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Aransas County Courthouse Rockport, Texas |
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 Photo: Robert Deering 1974 |
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Completed - 1956
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Aransas County Courthouse Rockport, Texas |
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Completed - 1956
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1871 COUNTY NAMED FOR: The name Aransas came from the Rio Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu, which has its origin in an estate in Spain. COUNTY SEATS: One - Rockport. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Rockport's name is geographically descriptive and refers to a ledge of rock near the Gulf of Mexico. COURTHOUSES: Two - 1889 and 1956. STANDING: One - 1956 courthouse in Modern "motel" style, built of brick and steel. An addition was completed in 1983. LINKS: Aransas County |
