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Historical Markers in Portland, Texas

 
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 (51) Aransas County, TX (72) Bee County, TX (44) Jim Wells County, TX (13) Live Oak County, TX (32) Nueces County, TX (151) Refugio County, TX (31)  SanPatricioCounty(51) San Patricio County (51)  AransasCounty(72) Aransas County (72)  BeeCounty(44) Bee County (44)  JimWellsCounty(13) Jim Wells County (13)  LiveOakCounty(32) Live Oak County (32)  NuecesCounty(151) Nueces County (151)  RefugioCounty(31) Refugio County (31)
Sinton is the county seat for San Patricio County
Portland is in San Patricio County
      San Patricio County (51)  
ADJACENT TO SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
      Aransas County (72)  
      Bee County (44)  
      Jim Wells County (13)  
      Live Oak County (32)  
      Nueces County (151)  
      Refugio County (31)  
 
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1 Texas, San Patricio County, Portland — 826 — Chat Work Club
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
2 Texas, San Patricio County, Portland — 4225 — Reef Road
Early settlers in the eastern and central areas of San Patricio County faced difficulty traveling across Corpus Christi Bay to Corpus Christi, the main center for trade. The Reef Road, which according to local tradition was discovered by Indians, . . . Map (db m209262) HM
3 Texas, San Patricio County, Portland — 6340 — Site of Bay View College
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
4 Texas, San Patricio County, Portland — 12181 — Site of Indian Point Mass Grave of 1919 Hurricane Victims
In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 14, 1919, 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, . . . Map (db m220811) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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May. 8, 2024