Located 13 miles east of Baytown on Interstate 10, exit 807, this facility displays artifacts of Spanish Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz and Presido San Augustin de Ahumada (1756-1771), including vintage saddle-making tools, hardware, and area history. An adjacent restored 1869 school contains a genealogical/history library. The library and research center contains:

• Approximately 2,000 books on Southern, Atlantic, and New England states
• Vertical files on 600 area families and 500 local historical topics
• Some 10,000 copy negatives of local individuals, families, buildings, etc
• Negative collection from a Crystal Studio in Liberty (20,000 negatives)
• Negatives and prints from "The Liberty Gazette" newspaper
• Several archival collections dealing with Spanish Presidio & Mission at Wallisville (1756-1771) and Fort Anahuac (established 1830)
• Numerous other archival collections dealing with Chambers County history and families of the county
• Oral histories with approximately 100 elderly residents
   

Wallisville Heritage Park is open Monday through Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm. Admission is free. Call 409-389-2252.