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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C2Y_site-of-bay-view-college_Portland-TX.html
An important school of the coastal region, founded for scattered South Texas ranch children, by Thomas M. (1856-1943) and Alice Yantis Clark (1857-1913), of the family that founded Texas Christian University. The Clarks utilized 2-story "Hotel Por…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SQU_chat-work-club_Portland-TX.html
Formed by a group of thirty-three women on Valentine's Day, 1921, the Chat Work Club derived its name from the members' practice of working on sewing projects while conversing with each other. In 1925, they began raising funds for a Portland publi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J0M_site-of-indian-point-mass-grave-of-1919-hurricane-victims_Portland-TX.html
In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 14, 199, a hurricane made landfall in Corpus Christi after gathering strength in the Gulf of Mexico for two weeks. Crowds packed the North Beach area for their last weekend of the summer season, most…
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