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Museum of the Gulf Coast

Port Arthur, Texas

History

The Museum of the Gulf Coast combines conventional and an unconventional approach to tell the exciting story of the Texas /Louisiana Gulf Coast region. Traditional themes are utilized in interpreting the focus of Gulf Coast life before the arrival of man, the role of Native Americans, European contact, Hispanic legacy, the trauma of Civil War, economic and cultural growth, and the integration of the Gulf coast region into the larger national and international community