Mark Creighton: A Little Texas History and the Man Who Saved Port Aransas

Feb 24, 2024 | PAPHA Lectures

As part of the Museum’s 2024 Winter Lecture Series, Mark Creighton spoke on January 8 about the contributions of one particular family in Texas history from the empresario times to the late 20s and early 30s in Port Aransas — and how one man helped Port Aransas recover from the devastating 1919 hurricane and set the town on a path for success

About Mark Creighton

Mark Creighton is a local historian, columnist, museum archivist, author and a founding and lifetime member of the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (The Preservation Association). He continues his support of the organization by increasing the digital archives, building displays, writing a column on Port Aransas history in the Port Aransas South Jetty and by gathering support for local history.

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