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Texas Maritime Museum

Scow Schooner Lake Austin

Schooner Lake Austin

The Lake Austin was a Gulf centerboard scow schooner that earned her place in Texas history. Built in Matagorda in 1881, this 56-ton vessel measured 69 feet long with a […]

How The La Belle Wreck Was Found

La Belle Wreck

How The La Belle Wreck Was Found The Discovery of La Belle In 1685, the French explorer Robert de La Salle embarked on an ambitious mission to establish a French […]

The Black Cloud Sidewheel Steamboat

Black Cloud Steamboat

The Black Cloud sidewheel steamboat, constructed in 1864 in Orange, Texas, was a notable vessel on the Trinity River. At 129 feet long, with a 4 foot draught, and 33 […]

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