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Matagorda County, Texas
Historical Markers in Bay City, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 30 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 Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2020. 8 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…
- Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Churchplaced 2004
Tradition holds that slaves from nearby plantations once gathered together in worship in the Lower Caney Creek area.
- 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.
Plan your visit
- Visit Bay City: tourism and visitor centerVisit Bay City
- Bay City Main Street: historic downtownBay City Main Street
- Matagorda County MuseumCity of Bay City
All 30 historical markers in Bay City
- Bay City Library1989
- Bay City Methodist Church1986
- Bay City Post Office1991
- Bay City U.S.O. Building1999
- Bethel Baptist Church1993
- Cedarvale Cemetery1991
- D.P. and Louise Moore House1994
- Daily Tribune and Matagorda County Tribune1981
- Dr. Henry Hofmann Loos2012
- Elliott's Ferry1986
- First Baptist Church of Bay City1994
- First Berean Missionary Baptist Church2002
- First Christian Church of Bay City2001
- First Presbyterian Church of Bay City1994
- Holman House1994
- Holy Cross Catholic Church2006
- Kilbride-Barkley House1994
- Linnie Roberts Elementary School2020
- Lukefahr School Community2008
- M.S. and Cora Alice Perry House1997
- Matagorda County1936
- Mother Zion Missionary Baptist Church1994
- Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church2004
- Old Bay City Bank1965
- Philip H. Parker Post No. 2438, V.F.W.2011
- Sargent-Rugeley House2015
- Site of Early Bay City School1986
- Site of Hilliard High School2002
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church1986
- Vine Grove Christian Church1997
Historical markers near Bay City
- Blessing8 stories · 16 mi
- Matagorda15 stories · 19 mi
- West Columbia24 stories · 22 mi
- Brazoria11 stories · 22 mi
- East Columbia9 stories · 23 mi
- El Campo6 stories · 25 mi
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