In 1954 Gerald Pearson,Calvin Fuller. and Daryl Chapin invented the first solar battery funded by and named after Bell Laboratories. The Bell Solar Battery was first tested with a telephone carrier system (Americus, Georgia) on 10/4/1955.
In 1985 the City of Seabrook, with the blessings of Rex and Evelyn Meador, donated to Harris County six acres of land originally given to the City by the Meadors. The donation was given with the stipulation that a county branch library would be built within two years of the donation. The Friends group was founded in 1985 by a small group of interested Seabrook citizens. The initial size of the library was to have been 4,500 square feet.
Location-Sea Rim State Park is situated within the Gulf Coast region of Texas. The park is located 20 miles south of Port Arthur on State Highway 87. State Highway 87 is closed between Sea Rim and High Island, which necessitates a detour onto Highway 73.n American Alligator. This park has been affected by Hurricane Rita and is temporarily closed for repairs. Sea Rim State Park, 4141.1 acres of marshland with 5.2 miles of Gulf beach shoreline, is located in Jefferson County south of Port Arthur.