| Collegeport
Photographs Bay Scenes |
Photos courtesy of G. W. Franzen |
 Photo courtesy of Dorothy Franzen Merck |
 Collegeport from the bay Home of Theo Smith (center) Home of Burton D. Hurd (far right) |
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| Bayfront, Collegeport, Texas |
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House on far left is the Theo Smith Home; House on
far right is the E. A. Holsworth Home, and to the left of it is the Home
of Burton D. Hurd. The blur over the "n" could be the Hotel
Collegeport. |
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| Bayshore, Collegeport, Texas |
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Several piers extending into the bay
with the Collegeport Pavilion in the left background. The prominent
house at the center of the photo is the Theo Smith Home with water tower
in the foreground and the carriage house to the right. |
 Looking North to Collegeport From Bay Park Point Courtesy of Dorothy Franzen Merck |
 Aerial View of Collegeport |
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| Canal and bridge two miles from Collegeport, Tex. |
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Depicts a bridge over a canal of the Collegeport
Irrigation Company. The canals were constructed with navigation in
mind. Bridges were built over them to allow clearance for barges moving
freight and supplies throughout the system. These early irrigators
learned that in order to maintain water levels, locks needed to be
installed, thus blocking the channels to navigation. It was also
difficult for the early steam engines to cross these structures, so they
were replaced with lower bridges. |