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| Brazoria
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 Where
Texas Began
"The
Old Three Hundred"... They gave rise to a
new and unique culture that is recognized throughout
the world as Texas! There is simply none other
like it. In all its present day diversity it continues
to reflect the attitudes, independent lifestyles
and values implanted by those early settlers who,
beginning in 1821, braved a new and oftentimes
hostile environment to settle Austin's Colony.
Their story is now fully portrayed in exhibit
form at the Brazoria County Historical Museum.
More than 100 historical markers are located throughout
Brazoria County.
The Brazoria County Historical
Museum is located in Angleton, Texas in the heart
of Stephen F. Austin's Colony. This is where Texas
began its emergence as an independent nation.
We are a regional museum. Our national award-winning
Austin Colony exhibit chronicles the birth of
that nation. It also speaks to the frontier experience
that has so marked the American character. We
would like to share some of what we know about
this region's role in America's movement West.
For
additional information 979.864.1208 | www.bchm.org
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| The
Center for the Arts & Sciences |
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 See
A Life Sized Dinosaur
Replica & The Largest Shell
Collection
In The South!
The
Center for The Arts & Sciences is a
complex built for the cultural enrichment of Southern
Brazoria County. The Center promotes the appreciation
of art, natural science, theater, nature and music.
The Art League displays work by local artists as well
as traveling exhibits and offers a variety of art classes.
The Museum of Natural Science features the Hall of Malacology,
which offers the most extensive collection of shells
in the South, life size dinosaur replica, exhibits on
wildlife, rocks and minerals, archeology, fossils and
aquariums. Center Stages Theater offers entertainment
through live productions and sponsors the Symphony Orchestra.
The Nature Center and Planetarium provides educational
programs and planetarium shows throughout the year.
Explore The Center for The Arts and Sciences. You'll
be glad you did!
Explore the home of the state shell
of Texas and also the South’s largest shell collection
in the Museum of Natural Science. See live theater productions
held at Center Stages Theater. View and purchase art
exhibits at the Art League Gallery, with works by talented
local artists and internationally recognized artists.
Experience the joy of live symphony music. Experience
an Elizabethan Madrigal Feast. See the stars under the
domed roof of the Nature Center and Planetarium.
For
additional information call 979.265.3376 or
visit
www.bcfas.org.
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Center Texas |
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Located in Lake Jackson, the eleven million dollar saltwater
fish hatchery showcases a 22,000 square foot hatchery
building housing red drum and spotted sea trout. They
produce more than twenty million fingerlings per year.
In addition, the hatchery includes "touch tanks"
for children and three aquariums. The two thousand gallon
tidal grass aquarium features fish found in Texas bays,
rivers and lakes. The five thousand gallon surf tank
aquarium features fish caught off Texas beaches and
jetties. Finally, the 52,000 gallon offshore aquarium
features species found in the Gulf. All aquariums present
the species as they would live in their natural habitat.
The centerpiece of the exhibits is a 50,000 gallon aquarium
that is the home of "Gordon," a 250
pound grouper that flaps his fins slowly and stares
at amazed onlookers. Red drum, tarpon and other open
water fish stay out of the way of the five twelve-foot
sharks slowly circling over the sand bottom.
A
twelve-foot touch pool allows visitors to handle marine
animals such as blue crabs, hermit crabs, starfish, urchins,
snails and anemones.
Other
exhibits include salt marsh exhibits, coastal bay aquarium,
jetty tank, artificial reef tank, culture ponds and salt
march walkways.
For
additional information call 979.292.0100 or
visit
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/hatch/seacenbr.htm.
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