Chambers Home Open for Tours and Fort Anahuac Parade
County commissioners granted a permit five years ago for the Chambers home to serve as a meeting place. The historical commission plans a nearby museum and aims to open to the public by year’s end. The United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter will help plan a June 9 parade honoring the 175th Battle of Fort Anahuac. contact 409 880 0202 for details.
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Anahuac
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Chambers County Archaeological Historic Museum
Sandra Lott Tyburczyk
Nicholas Schilling
Legend of Chambers House Tour Ends Amid Tombstone Tales
The final tour of the year explores the Chambers House once owned by land baron William B. Chambers who built a narrow staircase to deter enemies. Locals suspect a Willcox family member killed Chambers through a parlor window in 1865, a tale tied to the home’s wartime history and later library use.
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Rezoning Debate Shapes Goose Creek School Boundaries
The Goose Creek district weighs attendance boundaries for a planned third high school opening fall 2008 to balance proximity and socioeconomic diversity. Options AB4 and B1 raise minority enrollment concerns at Lee and Sterling, while Plans X and Z threaten longer commutes. A May 14 public address follows a 6:30 p.m. workshop at the Goose Creek Administration Building.
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