UPDATE DEC. 2014: This cache is now being dedicated to my brother and co-owner of this cache, Nick (DH02) that passed away this past July (2014). He loved Palacios, his hometown for over 35 years, and loved geocaching. RIP my brother.
Welcome to Palacios, TX ~ "City By The Sea"
HISTORIC LUTHER HOTEL
In1903 one of the first buildings to be constructed in Palacios, was the Bay View Hotel which faced East Bay. Building materials were brought from Louisiana and consisted of long-leaf yellow pine for the frame and cypress for the siding. Eighteen-inch cypress shingles were used for the roof. Mr. D. D. Rittenhouse of Victoria, Texas, was the contractor-builder. The new Bay View Hotel allowed the settlers and the promoters to move out of the tents which had been their homes.
In 1905 the Bay View Hotel was moved from the East Bay site to a new location facing South Bay, it's current location. The building was sectioned into three parts and pulled over log rollers by many mule teams to its new site on the edge of the “reserve” near the new Pleasure Pavilion. Additional wings and its famous front porch, said to be the longest front porch (400 feet) in Texas, were added to the structure. The hotel became known as the Palacios Hotel and was the pride of the town. During this time the hotel retained a permanent orchestra, which provided music during lunch and dinner hours. Concerts were given on the Pleasure Pavilion. Since the early days, the hotel has provided a pleasant home base for hunters and fishermen. The hotel, now known as the Luther Hotel, was renowned for its excellent food and could accommodate 200 diners and dancers at the time. The hotel became a recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1965.
***Permission was granted for this cache.
Congratulations 3boyzmom&dad for FTF!!!!!!!!