Port Isabel Historical Museum

Port Isabel Historical Museum is a museum in Cameron, Texas which is located on East Railroad Avenue. Port Isabel Historical Museum is situated nearby to Port Isabel Lighthouse.

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Opening hours: Wednesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Email: info@portisabel-texas.com
Type: Museum
Also known as: “Champion Building” and “Chas Champion Building”
Address: 317 East Railroad Avenue, Port Isabel, TX 78578

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Port Isabel Lighthouse and Port Isabel High School.

Port Isabel Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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The Point Isabel Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Port Isabel, Texas, United States that was built in 1852 to guide ships through the Brazos Santiago Pass to Port Isabel. Port Isabel Lighthouse is situated 550 feet north of Port Isabel Historical Museum.

Port Isabel High School

School

Port Isabel High School is a 4A public high school located in Port Isabel, Texas, United States. It is the sole high school in the Point Isabel Independent School District. Port Isabel High School is situated 2½ miles west of Port Isabel Historical Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Isabel and South Padre Island.

Port Isabel

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The City of Port Isabel, population 6,300 in 2019, is the southernmost city and port on the Texas coast. It is a tourism, retirement, sports fishing and commercial fishing destination and the gateway to South Padre Island.

South Padre Island

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South Padre Island is a small resort town on the southern tip of Padre Island off the coast of Texas, close to the border with Mexico. It is a popular spring break destination for college students.

Laguna Vista

Village

Laguna Vista is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,520 at the 2020 census. It is included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. Laguna Vista is situated 5 miles west of Port Isabel Historical Museum.

Port Isabel Historical Museum

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Cameron, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

26.07633° or 26° 4′ 35″ north

Longitude

-97.20804° or 97° 12′ 29″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

76R43QGR+GQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368165683

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4720062

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