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Port Arthur |
Port Arthur | | State | |
Texas | | Total Trade | |
7,570,039 | | Foreign Imports | |
13,594,364 | | Foreign Exports | |
5,359,662 | | Foreign Total | |
18,954,026 | | Domestic Total | |
8,616,013 | | | | Description | |
Port Arthur (a.k.a. Port Albert) is a city in Jefferson County within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area of the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 57,755 at the 2000 census.
Port Arthur is located on the western bank of Sabine Lake. The Rainbow Bridge across the Neches River connects Port Arthur to Bridge City. Port Arthur was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell in the late 19th century, and was once the center of the largest oil refinery network in the world.
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Tropical Storm Edouard
On the morning of August 5, 2008, Port Arthur saw the effects of Tropical Storm Edouard. The tropical storm made landfall to the west of the city, and wind speeds of 55 mph were recorded.
Hurricane Rita
In 2005's Hurricane Rita, Port Arthur sustained major wind damage and some flooding.
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