Dubbed "Nine Mile Point" by early settlers, this island was first used commercially by the Cushman Meat Packing Company in the late 1860s. Austrian Franz Joseph Frandolig, a horseman who had delivered cattle to Cushman & Co., homesteaded property at this site when the company vacated the land in 1878. Frandolig and his family established a large fig orchard. They sold the fruits and vegetables in Rockport and Fulton. Frandolig also kept a vineyard, where he produced and sold wine by the barrel, and built a salt works. The Frandolig family sold the property between 1901 and 1903. The severe hurricane of 1919 returned the island to its natural and uninhabited state. In 1958 the local navigation district began to offer it for development. (1999)
Frandolig Island
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Frandolig Island is a historical marker in Rockport, Aransas County, dedicated in 1999. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Aransas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 55 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.0492, -97.0309 near Rockport. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rockport Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rockport Cemetery, Fulton, George W., Home of, and Fulton Mansion.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5007011685. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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