This center-bearing swing bridge, completed in 1940, is only one of a few such highway bridges remaining in Texas. The bridge was the last major component constructed along Texas Highway 87, which was known as the "Hug-The-Coast-Highway" running . . . — — Map (db m172233) HM
In 1940, 28 charter members organized a Baptist church to
meet the spiritual needs of the local community. Though
worshippers had met for services in the area since 1877, the
community, then known as Prairie View, had lacked an
organized . . . — — Map (db m171190) HM
