Texas, Galveston County, Texas City
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The SS Highflyer exploded in the Main Slip on 4-17-1947 after being set on fire by the SS Grandchamp which exploded in the North Slip on 4-16-1947. It is dedicated in memory of those who died and in honor of those who survived to make Texas City a safer and better place in which to live and work.
April 16, 1987
Texas City Terminal Railway Co.
K.L. Demaet,President
(Notable Events) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The SS Highflyer exploded in the Main Slip on 4-17-1947 after being set on fire by the SS Grandchamp which exploded in the North Slip on 4-16-1947. It is dedicated in memory of those who died and in honor of those who survived to make Texas City a safer and better place in which to live and work.April 16, 1987
Texas City Terminal Railway Co.
K.L. Demaet,President
(Notable Events) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.