Conclusion

The 1933 hurricane marked the end of Old San Benito. Sam Robertson had created it, and he had lived to see it pass. He died in Brownsville on Aug. 22, 1938 at the age of 71.

Photo courtesy of San Benito Historical Society

Boating on the Resaca for the people who came down from the North looking for land in which to invest.

 

Photo courtesy of San Benito Historical Society

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