Port Lavaca vicinity, TX, United States
Green Lake. Named for the nearby tidal lake of the same name, the community of Green Lake began to develop in the late 1840s, although records indicate there were some settlers in the area before that time. A group of wealthy planters from Kentucky migrated to the area about 1849, along with their f
amilies and many slaves. They established extensive cotton plantations and built large and impressive homes. Early in its history, in 1851, a tornado struck the settlement, but miraculously caused lit
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