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A Tour of the Lighthouse (1927)
What is happening here?! Visitors have clambered to the top of Point Isabel Lighthouse, to the very top, in the lantern room, on the outside catwalk. They have quite literally stepped through the frames of the windows in the top of the lighthouse and gathered around an exciting message from the Port Isabel Townsite &…
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The Story Behind the Photo [1947]
“Thriving Port Isabel Steeped In Tradition Seeks to Make State Monument Of Ancient Lighthouse” HIGHLIGHTS:• Known at “Fisherman’s Paradise” & “Brushville”• Population 1,304 – 1,306 persons• Two-thirds live on revenue derived from fishing industry• Fishing industry estimated at a million dollars a year• Small boat building businesses• A million dollar port• Lighthouse “extinguished”• Sen. Kelly…
