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1. The first
Methodist Church established in La Porte was located on this
site.
2. The Seureau Building was one of the first business establishments
in La Porte; it housed a shoe store and post office.
3. The 1915 Fire, which destroyed the city of La Porte in that year, is commemorated with this marker.
4. The Artesian Hotel was one of the first facilities to accommodate
overnight guests in La Porte.
5. The location of the first Fire Station in La Porte, which
housed the first old “pumpers” providing protection,
is indicated by this marker.
6. The Besson Building was one of the first “modern type”
business establishment buildings of La Porte.
7. The first building to house La Porte’s City Hall and
Jail is located on this site.
8. The Palace Livery Stable was the first building in La Porte.
9. This marker identifies the location of the first
Community Church in La Porte.
10. The Brenton-McKay Building, once of “New Town”,
housed the First National Bank of La Porte.
11. “Five Points”, where all five roads came together,
was the center of activity in early La Porte.
12. The first La Porte Schools are commemorated by this marker.
13. The Sylvan Depot, restored by the La Porte-Bay Area Heritage
Society, was the terminal for early tourists and visitors to
La Porte.
14. A historical recreation facility, Sylvan Beach
Park has been the focal point of La Porte for almost 100 years.
15. The Sylvan Hotel was built in 1893 to accommodate visitors
to La Porte.
16. The La Porte Community Center was the hub of early La Porte
functions.
17. A state historical marker indicates the site of
St. Mary’s Seminary.
18. The Boys Harbor marker commemorates the facility’s early
days as a home for young boys.
19. The Ross Sterling Mansion, a beautiful structure on the bay,
was built by its’ namesake, a former governor, and is the
site of a state historical marker.
20. The Bay area’s historic yachting facility, the
Houston Yacht Club, is recognized by this marker.
21. The “New Town” marker indicates the site of the
“new” city, organized when “old” La Porte
failed.
22. The Col. James Morgan marker, at Morgan’s Point City
Hall, commemorates the early Texas plantation owner.
23. The site of New Washington is designated by a state historical
marker.
24. This historical, legendary location is the area
where Santa Anna found the “Yellow Rose of Texas”.
25. A state historical marker is found at the Morgan’s Point
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