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Photograph of a view of downtown Port Arthur, on the corner of Procter Street and Austin Avenue. Several cars are parked along a street, and a man is walking across it. Businesses line each side of the street. In the background, there are groups of people walking along the sidewalks.

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Only 2461 feet from the Port Arthur Historical Site via a private gate, these spacious self-contained villas features satellite TV, reverse-cycle air...

The Port Arthur Convention and Visitors Bureau is the official Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for Port Arthur, Texas. The Bureau is responsible for marketing the Port Arthur area as a visitor destination for tour groups, conventions and leisure travelers.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

Date: c. 1950s Description: Port Arthur’s Public Utilities Commission built this sign on Memorial Avenue, at the city’s border with Fort William in 1939 to commemorate the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth that year. The side facing Fort William read "Welcome to Port Arthur, Electric Living at Low Cost," the other side read: "Many a Happy Return to Port Arthur." The sign was dismantled in 1980 when Memorial Avenue was widened. Accession No.: 990.41.438 A

Dates: c. 1880s Description: Port Arthur’s Town Hall (est. 1878-79), on Court Street at Red River Road was not a government building at all. It was a business providing entertainment such as plays, concerts, recitations, operas and so forth, and it could be rented for meetings. When it burned to the ground in 1907, many were nostalgic but few lamented it passing. They eagerly awaited the construction of a new hall that, unfortunately, never materialized. Accession No.: 972.2.130

In the 1800s many convicts were sent to a place called Port Arthur in Tasmania, Australia, to work. Today the ruins of Port Arthur are a popular tourist attraction.

Description: Port Arthur’s first high school (pictured here) was called a "monument of ugliness" when it opened in 1889, an insult that had nothing to do with its looks and much to do with the belief that it was counterproductive to over-educate children; scarcely 5% of children attended high school at the time. Others argued that education was a means of elevating society and that all should have the opportunity for higher education. The latter view prevailed and this school was replaced by the much larger PACI twenty years later. The old building was demolished in 1938. Accession No.: 987.49.2

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Located on Garden Point Road, Port Arthur Holiday Park, the winner of the 2019, 2018, and 2017 TAS Tourism Awards, offers both cabins and tents, all with...

The Port Arthur Convention and Visitors Bureau is the official Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for Port Arthur, Texas. The Bureau is responsible for marketing the Port Arthur area as a visitor destination for tour groups, conventions and leisure travelers.