Freeport-Velasco - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Brenda Laird, Freeport Historical MuseumPublish date:2017-10-02Pages:130
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540226174ISBN-10:1540226174UPC:9781540226174Book Category:History, Travel, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Pictorials, CommercialBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC5QT5DCYX
Freeport-Velasco
In 1821, Stephen F. Austin and the "Old 300" colonists boarded the Lively and entered the Brazos River, landing at Old Velasco. After hurricanes repeatedly tore the little town apart, residents moved four miles upstream to New Velasco in 1891. Then, the 1900 hurricane, which nearly wiped Galveston off of the map, also devastated New Velasco. But even the earliest Texans were tough, and they...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540226174ISBN-10:1540226174UPC:9781540226174Book Category:History, Travel, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Pictorials, CommercialBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC5QT5DCYX
Brenda Lairdand the Freeport Historical Museum: - Brenda Laird worked as a school teacher at Freeport Intermediate School in Freeport and at Lanier Middle School in Velasco for a total of 30 years. Laird fell in love with the students and their hometown and became deeply interested in the history of Velasco and Freeport.Laird, Brenda: - Brenda Laird worked as a school teacher at Freeport...
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