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Matagorda County, Texas
Historical Markers in Bay City, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 12 Texas historical markers in Bay City, in Matagorda County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Tales of Tragedy, Texas Revolution, Native History, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2020. 3 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Bay City stories
- Matagorda Countyplaced 1936
Early home of the Karankawa Indians. Landing place of LaSalle in 1685. Settled 1822-1836 by colonists of Stephen F. Austin.
- Daily Tribune and Matagorda County Tribuneplaced 1981
Publication of this newspaper, one of the oldest in the state still in operation, began about 1845 in the nearby town of Matagorda (22 miles south).
- First Baptist Church of Bay Cityplaced 1994
Members of Trespalacios Baptist Church, a Matagorda County congregation established in the early 1850s, organized a Baptist church in the nearby…
- Mother Zion Missionary Baptist Churchplaced 1994
The Rev. Basil Tolson, an African American farmer in eastern Matagorda county, joined with his neighbors in 1887 to form a Baptist congregation which…
- Sargent-Rugeley Houseplaced 2015
By the turn of the twentieth century, Bay City was a flourishing community with houses and buildings constructed all over the city.
- Bay City U.S.O. Buildingplaced 1999
Erected in 1941 on land loaned by the Pierce Estate to serve both local citizens and World War ll military personnel at Camp Hulen in nearby…
All 12 historical markers in Bay City
- Bay City U.S.O. Building1999
- Daily Tribune and Matagorda County Tribune1981
- First Baptist Church of Bay City1994
- First Berean Missionary Baptist Church2002
- First Christian Church of Bay City2001
- Linnie Roberts Elementary School2020
- Matagorda County1936
- Mother Zion Missionary Baptist Church1994
- Philip H. Parker Post No. 2438, V.F.W.2011
- Sargent-Rugeley House2015
- Site of Hilliard High School2002
- Vine Grove Christian Church1997
Historical markers near Bay City
- Blessing5 stories · 16 mi
- Matagorda9 stories · 19 mi
- West Columbia14 stories · 22 mi
- Palacios8 stories · 26 mi
- Wharton7 stories · 26 mi
- Jones Creek8 stories · 28 mi
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