Calhoun County Museum

Calhoun County Museum Exhibits - La Salle

THE LA SALLE ODYSSEY

The museum’s exhibit of the La Belle artifacts is part of a larger theme within the museum that shows how Texas and Calhoun County were influenced by the local Native American tribes and the immigrants that explored and later moved here from Europe.


Emblem of Louis XIV, the Sun King	Cordwainers’ Awl

Map in the Entryway to the Museum	Fleur-de-lis

OTHER MUSEUMS IN THE LA SALLE ODYSSEY

Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History 1900 N. Chaparral St. Corpus Christi, TX 78401 (Phone) 361-826-4650 (Fax) 361-884-7392 www.ccmuseum.com	Texas Maritime Museum 1202 Navigation Circle Rockport, TX 78382 (Phone) 361-729-1271 (Fax) 361-729-9938 www.texasmaritimemuseum.org
Texana Museum 403 N. Wells Edna, TX 77957 (Phone) 361-782-5431	Museum of the Coastal Bend Victoria College 220 E. Red River Victoria, TX 77901 (Phone) 361-582-2511 (FAX) 361-582-2437 www.museumofthecoastalbend.org
Matagorda County Museum 2100 Ave. F Bay City, TX 77414 (Phone) 979-245-7502 www.matagordacountymuseum.org	La Petite Belle Homeport And Palacios Area Historical Museum Commerce St. Palacios, TX (Phone) 361-972-3960 www.palaciosmuseum.org

This exhibit made possible by the Texas Historical Commission, the state agency responsible for the discovery, excavation, and presentation of the Belle shipwreck. The artifacts are part of the collection of the Musée national de la Marine, Paris, France