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Port Isabel History Highlights Past Growth and Modern Era
The piece traces Port Isabel's early promise and later stagnation caused by greed, noting a 1928 townsite purchase by Capt. C. R. Tyrrell and partners, the 1930 renaming to Port Isabel, and the 1958 milestone of 625 865 cars crossing the causeway. It also cites Isla Blanca Park, motels, restaurants, housing growth, and population doubling since 1950.
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Point Isabel
Charles Champion
James B. Wells
C. R. Tyrrell
San Antonio
Texas
Tyrrell
Port Isabel
Queen Isabel
Padre Island
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Isla Blanca Park
Laguna Vista
Bayside