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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 07, 2007

Page

6

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.

The Historical Commission Wheat Chambers Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy Commission Fort Anahuac Chambers Necil Kelly Thomas Jefferson Chambers Chambers County United Daughters of the Democracy Anahuac Baytown Sun Nicki Evans Lee Nelson 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.

Meaux Chambers Wheat Albert V. Willcox Virginia Mexico City Texas Turtle Bay Double Bayou Chambers County Wilcox

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.

Vot Ers Lee High School Sterling High North Main Street Wallisville Road Highlands Chambers County Lakewood Goose Creek Country Club Goose Creek Administration Interstate 10 Garth Road San Jacinto Mall

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Nicki Evans Bob Wheat Hazel Meaux Kathy Hillman Thomas Jefferson OFA Mmesio Ieee Sterling High School
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