[1] It covers the area north of the entire Bolivar Peninsula, and south of mainland Texas, including the small community of Smith Point at the western extreme.

[2] Centuries later, a natural channel in the area was dredged to create Rollover Pass, named for the practice that previously occurred.

Following the establishment of Mexico about twenty years later, the site of the landing was named for John Smith who protested the Mexican government's claims in the area.

[4] East Bay exchanges seawater with the Gulf of Mexico at Rollover Pass in Gilchrist and at Galveston Harbor near Port Bolivar.

The foundation has restored thousands of acres of wetlands, providing a nursery habitat for recreational and commercial fish species.