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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1958
Page
11
History notes that Point Isabel relocated from a hill behind the Laguna Madre Hotel to its current business location near the railroad. Warehouses stores saloons hotels and other establishments quickly sprang up along the new thoroughfare as the town developed.
The text describes rail lines shifting to hilltop lighthouses, towns sprouting along the Brazos to the Rio Grande, and the 1867 hurricane destroying Brazos Island and rival towns. It notes river steamers failing as rail transport rose and reveals personal anecdotes from long-remembered residents.
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