Historic Eagle Lake

by Sandra C. Thomas and Prairie Edge Museum

Book Overview

Eagle Lake was named for its large natural lake, which attracted the Karankawa Indians and early settlers from Stephen F. Austin's band of 300 colonists. In its location near the lake, the Colorado River, and the coastal plains, Eagle Lake is a productive agricultural, gravel, ranching, waterfowl, wildflower, and shipping center. In the late 1800s, Eagle Lake was a profitable sugarcane area, with one of the largest sugar refineries in the South. It...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738595128
• ISBN13: 9780738595122
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"