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The Archives

 

The National Seashore has a small archives pertaining to the island's history as well as the founding and history of the National Seashore.  In these archives can be found many documents showing the origins and history of many of the controversial issues the Seashore faces today.  A few of these documents have been translated into PDF or JPG files which are grouped below.  Click on its thumbnail to read the article

1959 Padre Park Bill article concerning oil interests

1959 Caller Times article concerning bombing ranges on Padre Island.

1959 San Antonio Express article on Congressional approval of Padre Island National Seashore.

1963 Caller Times article on Padre Island bill ready for legislature.

1964 law enforcement article

1959 Bombing range article

Padre Island NS deed with archives record

Feather merchants article from the 1970s

First Padre Island NS ranger

House passes Padre Island NS bill-1963

1971 Pelican article

1972 Save the Cabins article.

The text of the Padre Island NS bill

 

Send an e-mail to the Virtual Museum Curator via PAIS_Museum@nps.gov.

 

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