Why is Bridge City named Bridge City? What was the community called before it took its current name? The answers to these questions and much more information will be found in a new book coming out titled The History of Prairie View-Bridge City.
The author of the book Charlotte Chaisson works at Lamar State College-Orange, but Chaisson started working on writing it when she was at the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. Her interest began from hearing the stories of long time residents of Bridge City. The 450 page book has taken Chaisson about four to five years of writing on weekends and holidays. She hopes to have it published in time to be sold for people buying gifts for Christmas.
Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to benefit the Bridge City Public Library which is going through a renovation project currently. Chaisson hopes to hold a special sale at the Bridge City Library when the book is published and a similar event may be held at the Ron E. Lewis Library on the Lamar State College-Orange campus. The History of Prairie View-Bridge City should be available in mid to late November.
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