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COLLEGEPORT DAY SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2021 MOPAC HOUSE BBQ Dinner Served at 12:00 Noon Do not bring side dishes or desserts. The entire meal will be provided.
RSVP number attending or regrets by e-mail to: gfranzen@tisd.net
Please Send Donations To: Mopac House Foundation P. O. Box 175 Collegeport, TX 77428 Or make your contribution at the door. Register upon arrival. Bring lawn chairs for additional seating if you wish to spread out a bit. Invite family or friends who may not be on our mail list! Remaining barbecue will be sold at the pit after dinner. All are encouraged to follow social distancing practices. Please respect the comfort and safety of others. THANKS TO ALL WHO MAKE OUR HOMECOMING A SUCCESS!
We Look Forward To Seeing You!
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Collegeport Information: http://www.usgenwebsites.org/TXMatagorda/collegeport/collegeport.htm Otto Heinrich Gabelmann: http://www.usgenwebsites.org/TXMatagorda/family_gabelmann.htm Paul Watanabe: http://www.usgenwebsites.org/TXMatagorda/family_watanabe.htm Collegeport’s only Japanese resident, Paul Watanabe was a student at the Gulf Coast University of Industrial Arts and worked for the Theo Smith and Hurd families. His time at GCU contributed to his future success as a Baptist minister. He also studied at Bryan College, and Baylor, Simmons and Yale Universities. During WWII, his family was detained in internment camps in the US because of their Japanese ancestry.
John
B. &
Luella
Heisey:
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In 1926, Grace Chapel was deconsecrated, dismantled, moved and painstakingly reassembled as St. John’s Episcopal Church in Palacios in the same size and dimensions as it was in Collegeport. Its original smooth stucco exterior was replaced with handmade shell-crete bricks when reconstructed. Rail service to Collegeport was ended in 1933. The St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railroad Depot was gifted to the community in 1934—due to the tireless efforts of Harry Austin Clapp. The depot was located just south of the last curve coming into Collegeport. It was dismantled and rebuilt as the Mopac House and connected to the Library which has served as our community center since it opened on May 5, 1935. The brick school building was razed after the Collegeport School District consolidated with Palacios ISD in the 1950’s. Its red bricks were utilized in a home in Markham. The DeMoss School Building which had been moved next to the brick school was bought by the J. E. Cockburns and moved to their ranch. Later it was sold to a church group near El Maton where the building was moved. The First Church of Collegeport—Federated was organized November 30, 1909 and the original building was completed in 1911. It served as the first school and as a community center. The Federated church affiliated with the Presbyterian church on January 1, 1922. The building was used for worship until it became unsafe. It was dismantled and used in constructing the present building in 1955. The original chancel panel is the focal point of the sanctuary. Worship Services are held each Sunday begin at 10:00 AM. The Avenue Hotel was dismantled and rebuilt in its same form as a retail store and home for the Weborgs at 6605 Canal Street in Houston. It presently houses an insurance agency. D. H. Morris also dismantled his store and moved it to Houston. The pavilion suffered damage from a number of hurricanes but it is unknown whether it was completely demolished or eventually razed. Several of its pilings that remain can be seen in the bay. The Matt Pierce Home was destroyed by fire while occupied by the Carl Boeker family. The Haisley house was lost to arson, and several of the remaining homes and business houses were ravaged by Hurricane Carla in 1961, including the stately E. A. Holsworth home on Tres-Palacios Bay and Miss Hattie’s Drug Store. The salvaged materials from the Drug Store were used to construct a small cottage where Miss Hattie lived until her death. The house was later lost to fire when the Ordonez family owned it. The pumps from the pumping plant were used for irrigation in the Rio Grande Valley after the plant was no longer used.
The Mopac House and Library
are
the
only
public
buildings
that
survive
from
early
days.
A
number
of
original
homes
remain
in
the
community.
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| Created Apr. 23, 2021 |
Updated Apr. 26, 2021 |