A pier on the coast in Rockport

Photo: Dave Shafer

Along the Texas coast, telltale signs of past storms endure in the occasional skeletal remains of piers jutting into the Gulf and bays.

Map showing Key Allegro on the central Texas Coast near Rockport

Key Allegro

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97o 01′ 36.79″ W
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Until they are rebuilt, these structures on Key Allegro along Aransas Bay recall the impact of Hurricane Harvey, presenting a hauntingly beautiful scene in the wake of last August’s storm. Key Allegro—a resort community with residences, second homes, and rentals—is located on an approximately 200-acre island near the northernmost end of Broadway Street between Rockport and Fulton.

From the June 2018 issue

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