[writmeister]

High Island is primarily beach houses. My aunt and uncle used to own a house there.

The concern with Beaumont-Port Arthur is that it is another major oil refining center.

[texianyankee]

I used to drive thru High Island to get to Crystal Beach back in early '80's.
Back then it had nothing more than a gas station/grocery store. Maybe 100 people lived there?

It sits on top of a salt dome.