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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Portland

 
Clickable Map of San Patricio County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg San Patricio County, TX (16) Aransas County, TX (59) Bee County, TX (16) Jim Wells County, TX (0) Live Oak County, TX (10) Nueces County, TX (50) Refugio County, TX (14)  SanPatricioCounty(16) San Patricio County (16)  AransasCounty(59) Aransas County (59)  BeeCounty(16) Bee County (16)  JimWellsCounty(0) Jim Wells County (0)  LiveOakCounty(10) Live Oak County (10)  NuecesCounty(50) Nueces County (50)  RefugioCounty(14) Refugio County (14)
Portland, Texas and Vicinity
    San Patricio County (16)
    Aransas County (59)
    Bee County (16)
    Jim Wells County (0)
    Live Oak County (10)
    Nueces County (50)
    Refugio County (14)
 
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1Texas (San Patricio County), Portland — 826 — Chat Work Club
On Memorial Drive at Buddy Ganem Drive (County Route 3239), on the right when traveling north on Memorial Drive.
Formed by a group of thirty-three women on Valentine's Day, 1921, the Chat Work Club derived its name from the members' practice of working on sewing projects while conversing with each other. In 1925, they began raising funds for a Portland public . . . — Map (db m95360) HM
2Texas (San Patricio County), Portland — 6340 — Site of Bay View College
On Elm Street at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Elm Street.
An important school of the coastal region, founded for scattered South Texas ranch children, by Thomas M. (1856-1943) and Alice Yantis Clark (1857-1913), of the family that founded Texas Christian University. The Clarks utilized 2-story "Hotel . . . — Map (db m124473) HM
3Texas (San Patricio County), Portland — 12181 — Site Of Indian Point Mass Grave of 1919 Hurricane Victims
Near Sunset Drive (Old State Highway 35) east of U.S. 181.
In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 14, 199, a hurricane made landfall in Corpus Christi after gathering strength in the Gulf of Mexico for two weeks. Crowds packed the North Beach area for their last weekend of the summer season, most . . . — Map (db m80593) HM
 
 
  
  
 
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