General, History, University
The Museum of the Coastal Bend is proud to be a
member of the La Salle Odyssey Project, a cooperative venture of seven
Texas Gulf Coast museums. Each museum tells a segment of the story of
French explorers in Texas, captained by Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La
Salle, in their own unique way.
The Museum of the Coastal Bend presents the story of the first French
settlement on Texas soil, Fort Saint Louis. MCB is the main site of
artifacts from the archaeological dig recently completed at the site of
Fort St. Louis, including seven of the eight iron cannons used to protect
this early settlement.
Archeological stewards at the Museum of the Coastal Bend actively work to
gather artifacts and information from archeological sites in the region.