Port Arthur, TX

Port Arthur is located in southeastern Texas, on the western shore of Sabine Lake from which a channel links the port to the Gulf of Mexico. It is 10 miles south of Beaumont, TX, and immediately south of Nederland, TX.

Teams that have played here

• Port Arthur Refiners, Cotton States League (1932)
• Port Arthur Tarpons, Evangeline League (1940-1942)
• Port Arthur Seahawks, Gulf Coast League (1950-1953)
• Port Arthur Sea Hawks, Evangeline League (1954)
• Port Arthur Sea Hawks, Big State League (1955)
• Port Arthur Chieftans, Big State League (1956)
• Port Arthur Redlegs, Big State League (1957)

Persons who were born here

• Grant Anderson, pitcher
• Xavier Hernandez, pitcher
• Rob Lopez, minor league pitcher
• Chuck McElroy, pitcher
• Ben Weber, pitcher
• Babe Zaharias, female player

Persons who died here

• Dave Snowden, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Jefferson High School
• Lincoln High School