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Gladys Porter Zoo Opened for Brownsville and World
The Gladys Porter Zoo is completed and given to Brownsville for world use by the Earl C. Sams Foundation. The Valley Zoological Society will operate the zoo with a regional board of directors. The foundation funds include the Sams Memorial centers and Dean Porter Park Pavilion in Brownsville, plus other South Texas projects.
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Gladys Porter Zoo
Brownsville
Earl C. Sams
Valley Zoological Society
Earl C. Sams Foundation, Inc
J. C. Penney Co
Dean Porter Park
Dean C
Gladys) Porter