Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 12:07pm
By Amy Borgens, State Marine Archeologist
In the northern Gulf of Mexico’s shallow waters, visibility is often poor at best. But beneath the lightly lapping waves are the remains of a diverse array of historic shipwrecks, some discovered, but most unknown to archeologists, historians, and enthusiasts.
The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) marine archeology program has long...
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 4:12pm
By Andy Rhodes, The Medallion Managing Editor
The Battle of Sabine Pass was considered one of the Confederate Army’s most successful maritime victories of the Civil War. Sabine Pass Battleground—now one of the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) 20 state historic sites—recently received several interpretive upgrades to help better tell the real stories of this real place in Texas...
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