The Texas City Disaster left an indelible mark on the city, but the people of Texas City proved resilient. In 1962, the city transformed the anchor from the Grandcamp, blown away from the ship and buried in the ground near the Texas City Railway Terminal in the explosion, into a memorial for the disaster.
A small cemetery where the unidentified victims of the Disaster were buried was transformed into Memorial Park. Ceremonies commemorating the disaster are still held there today. Texas City will always remember those who lost their lives, those who survived and those who selflessly rendered aid when the city was at its hour of greatest need.
