Port O'Connor, fifty miles to the southeast, is renowned for bay, off-shore and wade fishing.

Palacios was established around 1901, and Port O'Connor was founded on the bay in 1909.

The primary industry of Port O'Connor is sportfishing and tourism, with shrimping very close behind.

Sports enthusiasts also come to Port O'Connor to hunt duck, geese and alligator.

The weather in Port O'Connor is warm to hot in the summers, with winters cool to icy.

Port O'Connor was laid out in the late 19th century as a fishing settlement called Alligator Head.

Excursion trains used to run on weekends to Port O'Connor and an estimated 10,000 tourists came every summer.

Four times in the history of Port O'Connor it has been struck by hurricanes.

Aside from the school, Port O'Connor has a handful of landmark buildings that mark the town's community.

Port O'Connor, lying nearest to the location of Carla's landfall, was virtually destroyed.