Lecture Series delves into Port operations

Jan. 19, the McFaddin-Ward House will kick off its 2023 Lecture Series with “Inside the Port of Beaumont: Operations, Military Command, and History” at 6:30 p.m. in the museum’s Visitor Center Lecture Hall, 1906 Calder Ave. in Beaumont.

Lecture panelists will include Port Director Chris Fisher; Lieutenant Colonel Tyler Olsen, Commander 842nd Transportation Battalion; and local historian Judith Linsley.

Located in Southeast Texas, the Port of Beaumont is a political subdivision of the State of Texas and operates as a hybrid (operational and landlord) deep draft port.

The port’s eight-terminal facility houses 11 berths, more than 100 acres of storage and direct service to three Class I rail carriers.

For more information, visit mcfaddin-ward.org.