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Port Lavaca (/ l ə ˈ v ɑː k ə / ⓘ lə-VAH-kə) is a city in Calhoun County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 12,248 at the 2010 census [5] and 11,557 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County [6] and part of the Port Lavaca, Texas micropolitan statistical area. Port Lavaca is 130 miles (210 km ...
The lighthouse was placed on a barge by a crane and carried up to Point Comfort. In 1978 Bauer gave the lighthouse to the Calhoun County Historic Commission and transported to its current location. The following year the lighthouse was repaired as an Eagle Scout community project. In 1985, the lighthouse was revealed as a Texas Historical ...
Port Lavaca: 1858 Never 1942 (Moved to shore) None Unknown Halfmoon Shoal Light N/A Texas City: N/A 1854 [3] (First) 1902 [3] (Last) Never 1930s [3] (Demolished) None 35 ft (11 m) Matagorda Island Light: Port Lavaca
Port Lavaca is a residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural town, but it's also a magnet for history tourism. Heading to the Texas coast? Here are 5 things you should do in historic Port ...
Port O'Connor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calhoun County, Texas, United States, near the Gulf coastline between Galveston and Corpus Christi. The CDP had a population of 954 at the 2010 census .
Legislative red tape caused a series of delays, and the contract to build the lighthouse was finally awarded to Murray and Hazlehurst of Baltimore in 1851. The new 55 feet (17 m) cast iron lighthouse became functional on December 21, 1852. Gulf storms and subsequent beach erosion caused the lighthouse to be rebuilt on higher ground. The light ...
Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,106. [1] Its county seat is Port Lavaca. [2] The county is named for John Caldwell Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States.
Alamo Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 254. [ 2 ] It is located just north of the junction of Farm Roads 2717 and 2760 , approximately two miles southeast of Port Lavaca and northwest of Magnolia ...