Texas Gulf Coast · TX
Port Arthur
A railroad port turned refinery capital.
- Population
- 56,039 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1895
- First oil tanker
- November 1901
Then
- 1895
Arthur Stilwell founds Port Arthur at the end of his railroad from Kansas City.
- 1901
The first tanker, the Cardium, sails with Spindletop oil in November.
- 2017
Hurricane Harvey drops 26 inches of rain in a single day, flooding about 20,000 homes.
Now
The Motiva refinery here is the second-largest in the country. The Rainbow Bridge crosses the Neches toward Bridge City.
2 tide stations around Port Arthur
- Port Arthur1.4 mi
- Rainbow Bridge7.4 mi