Entire text by Illene H. Smith, written in 1975 and "Padre Island", written in 1950 by Writers' Round Table
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"Ignacio Rosales, known as "Don Chencho." worked on the original construction of the Point Isabel lighthouse in 1852. He lived to a rather ripe age of 115 and fathered his last child at 79. His burro and water cart were common sights in Port Isabel until his death in 1950." From Rio Grande Heritage, by Brian Robertson