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canoe race.” Participants begin in the San Marcos River and canoe
through 260 miles of rivers and bays ending in Seadrift!
I visited Swan Point in Seadrift, also known as R. W. “Bill” Sanders Memorial Park. This is a coastal park and its natural beauty is
enhanced by facilities for fishing, picnicking, windsurfing as well
as available fresh water and access for the
mobility
impaired.
I have developed a “history hobby” since I’ve lived long enough
to have one, but Indianola Beach And Historic Site was a rare
occasion for me to leave the book, walk the ground, gain perspective and imagine another time. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de
La Salle, explored North America and began a nearby settlement
in 1685.
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An Indian trading port from 1844-1875, Indianola became a major seaport and a point of immigration for Germans and Poles
into the United States. Supplies for frontier forts, and even camels were landed here by the Army as an experiment for their use
in desert areas of the U.S. In 1875, India