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Seadrift has
been promoting itself as a "City of Murals".
Here is one of the best.
TE photo, 2001 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Seadrift
got its post office in 1891. The name originated much earlier
- perhaps named after the debris from the hurricanes that destroyed
Indianola.
In the mid-1890s its population was about 120 and things were pretty
quiet until 1911. That year lots were sold with a bonus of
5 acres outside of town for each lot sold in town. Soon enough lots
were sold to incorporate the town in 1912. By 1914 their were
1,250 people - almost the same number as there are today.
A severe hurricane in 1919 stopped rail service and many people left
for greener and drier pastures. The prosperous times of the 1920s
found Seadrift in an economic slump.
The population was a mere 320 in 1926 and it didn't break the 1,000
person mark until 1961. Vietnamese settled in the area in the 70s
and 80s, enjoying the familiar occupation of fishing and the familiar
coastal humidity of Vietnam.
Seadrift Area Hotels › Port
Lavaca Hotels |
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The
Welcoming Sign
TE photo, 2001 |
A
large home - possibly the old hotel?
TE photo, 2001 |
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