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At the Museum of the Coastal Bend in Victoria, we tell Texas stories—13,000 years of them. | Home of La Salle's cannons from Fort St. Louis

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Love sharing Texas history with your community? Apply to work with us as Education Coordinator: https://t.co/VM9242CSSZ #museumjobs

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It's your LAST CHANCE to win a Nintendo Switch from the Musuem of Coastal Bend! Head over to our Instagram for details on how to enter: https://t.co/QypiouPFuU Hurry, the giveaway ends tomorrow August 31. Good luck!

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Become a member of The Museum of the Coastal Bend! Explore the Coastal Bend’s unique history and heritage at exhibits & lectures, mix with like-minded community members at exhibit receptions and special events!

Learn more and become a member today: https://t.co/WfNhEsdGld

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At the museum, you can get first-hand atlatl experience! Just ask the front desk and try one for yourself. (2/2)

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One of the primary hunting tools used by early #Texas peoples was the atlatl, which means "spear-thrower." The atlatl allowed them to throw darts further & with more force than using their arm, which was especially important when game they hunted was mammoths & mastodons. (1/2)

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Don't miss your chance to win a Nintendo Switch from the Museum of Coastal Bend! Head over to our Instagram for details on how to enter: https://t.co/T2SZfjr1U5

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Mark your calendar for Sept. 15 - Hands-On History: Colonization Live! Come by 10am - 4pm to learn about colonization & try your hand at activities like picking the best water source, loading your wagon & finding resources.

All included in museum's pay-what-you-want admission.

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People have lived in this area for more than 13,000 years. Explore their lives at the Museum of the Coastal Bend https://t.co/GQtxjfGlce
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Hard to believe it's almost the end of summer! To celebrate a very busy season at the Museum of Coastal Bend, we're giving away a Nintendo Switch to one lucky winner!

Head to our Instagram for details on how to enter: https://t.co/T2SZfj9r2x

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Join us Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10am - 4pm for Hands on History Fun Science! Create beautiful butterflies & silly sounding kazoos with household items & see how far different items can fly using our yard-stick launcher. Activities included in museum's pay-what-you-want admission.

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Become a member of The Museum of the Coastal Bend! Explore the Coastal Bend’s unique history and heritage at exhibits & lectures, mix with like-minded community members at exhibit receptions and special events!

Learn more and become a member today: https://t.co/WfNhEsdGld

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This Saturday, August 11, is your last chance to see our temporary exhibit Sunken History: Shipwrecks of the Gulf! Explore the technology of ships that sailed the Gulf of Mexico for purposes of exploration, trade, and war. See it before it's gone!

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From French explorer LaSalle’s early expeditions to life at Fort St. Louis & archaeological research on these subjects, each segment of this amazing story is told through informative scholarly written text panels, photographic images & original artifacts found at the site. (2/2)

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The Museum of the Coastal Bend's Fort St. Louis exhibition explores several subjects relating to the first French settlement in Victoria County and the first European settlement in Texas. (1/2)

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Support the Museum of Coastal Bend! Purchase a paver engraved with your name or message. Learn how: https://t.co/9uVXy2wrWW

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Did you know? At the Museum of the Coastal Bend you can see Artifacts recovered from La Salle’s ship La Belle which sank in nearby Matagorda Bay, including munitions and personal items from the explorers. Visit us! https://t.co/GQtxjfGlce

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Instead of written records, soil samples, stone and shell tools, some decorative items, bones and other objects that survived biodegrading help us understand the history of early peoples. You will see several types of examples of these at MCB! (2/2)

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The first peoples of Texas came to this area approximately 13,000 years ago! At the time, they had not yet developed a written language. (1/2)

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Visit the museum on August 11 10am - 4pm for Hands on History: Fun Science! Create beautiful butterflies & silly sounding kazoos with household items, and see how far different items can fly using our yard-stick launcher. Join us at 11am and 2pm for Diet Coke and Mentos geysers!

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Our temporary exhibit -- Sunken History: Shipwrecks of the Gulf -- ends August 11! Explore the technology of ships that sailed the Gulf of Mexico for purposes of exploration, trade, and war. Discover how archaeologists recover shipwrecks and their cargo. See it before it's gone!

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What's your favorite exhibit at the Museum of the Coastal Bend?