"Victor LeTulle’s legacy lives on in Bay City" By Mignon LeTulle Matthews and Frances V. Parker

   Victor Lawrence LeTulle, Bay City businessman, farmer, rancher and philanthropist, was born in Columbus, Texas, on July 5, 1864.   His surname was derived from the family’s place of origin, Tulle, France.   He was the son of Victor D.

Shanghai once a rail spur

   Shanghai was a mile from Wharton on the west side of the Colorado River in central Wharton County.    It was established on a rail spur from the Southern Pacific Railroad, formerly the New York, Texas and Mexican Railway, in 1899.   Abel H.

‘Shanghai’ Pierce: From stowaway to Texas trailblazer

   Abel Head (Shanghai) Pierce, cattle raiser, the son of Jonathan and Hanna (Head) Pierce, was born on June 29, 1834, at Little Compton, Rhode Island.   He had a few winters’ schooling in a one-room school at Little Compton before 1848 or 1849 when he was sent to St.

Jonathan Edwards Pierce had extensive, diversified interests

   Jonathan Edwards Pierce was born at Little Compton, Rhode Island, December 6th, 1839.   He was named by his admiring parents in honor of the great New Englander, Jonathan Edwards.

"Kate Moore also lived in Bay City" By Mary Belle Ingram

   Kate Seaman Moore was born on May 9, 1853, in Clinton, Louisiana.    Her father had come from New York and her mother from Mississippi. Kate married Spencer Cone Moore on May 24, 1871.    He was a brother of William Erastus Moore, Kate's second husband.

William Moore family made mark in Ashby

   William E. More was born in Rahway, N. J., Oct. 26, 1837, but came with his parents to Texas immediately after its annexation in 1845, and lived several years at Indianola.    William E.

"Bay City Texas 1919 -1943 Public Gallery" By Patrick Porter

   Welcome residents of Bay City. Many of the people in these photos are unidentified.   “My Aunt, Bobbie Gaspard, recently moved from our long-time family home on Avenue E, Bay City.   In her possession were some 500 photographic negatives shot by my grandfather, Vance C.

"Porter family provides gallery of Bay City photographs" By Bobbie Gaspard

   Vance Coralton Porter was born near Hillsboro, Laurence County, Alabama, on October 13, 1888.   He was the eldest son of Robert Lee Porter, Sr., and Rose Ella Le May Porter.   His early education was provided by tutors who lived in the homes of the several families whose children were taught.

"Badouh Bros. one of Bay City’s earliest businesses" By Carol Sue Gibbs

   Among the early businesses in Bay City during the first decade of the 1900s was Badouh Bros.   The Badouh brothers, Edward M. and Anton Michael had a storefront on a 7th Street corner whose sign read Badouh Bros. General Merchandise.

Early newspaper headlines, articles about Bay City

   EDITOR’S NOTE: The Bay City Breeze was the city’s first newspaper, with its first edition appearing the year of Bay City’s founding in 1894.  Most of the following articles are from the late 1890s and early 1900s from the Breeze, as well as state newspapers reporting about Bay City events.