Historical Markers in Matagorda, Texas

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• Matagorda Cemeteryplaced 1970

  One of earliest cemeteries in Texas. Founded soon after town was settled, about 1829, as part of Stephen F. Austin's colony.

• The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1862placed 2015

  One of the most important port cities of Texas’ early history, Matagorda served as an exit point for goods such as cotton shipped down the Colorado…

• Albert Clinton Hortonplaced 1986

  (1798-1865) Georgia native Albert Clinton Horton came to Texas in 1834 from Alabama, where he had served in the state legislature.

• Dr. Albert Moses Levyplaced 1986

  Dutch immigrant Albert Moses Levy came to the United States in 1818. After graduation from medical school in 1832, he practiced medicine in Richmond…

• Fisher-Sargent-Gottschalk Houseplaced 1991

  Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794-1839), early Texas colonist, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and secretary of the Republic of Texas navy…

• Major George Morse Collinsworthplaced 1936

  Commander of the Texans at the capture of Goliad, October 9, 1835. Born in Mississippi, died April 18, 1866.

All 15 historical markers in Matagorda

• Albert Clinton Horton1986
• Dale-Rugeley-Sisk Home ca. 18301964
• Dr. Albert Moses Levy1986
• Early Texas Freighting1967
• First Burials in Matagorda Cemetery, Benjamin Wightman and Esther Randall Wightman1972
• Fisher-Sargent-Gottschalk House1991
• Major George Morse Collinsworth1936
• Matagorda Cemetery1970
• Richard Royster Royall1936
• S. Rhoads Fisher1968
• Sinclair David Gervais1989
• St. Peter's Baptist Church1998
• The Culver Home1967
• The Matagorda Incident2015
• The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 18622015

Historical markers near Matagorda

• Palacios16 stories · 16 mi
• Blessing8 stories · 18 mi
• Bay City30 stories · 19 mi
• Brazoria11 stories · 32 mi
• Jones Creek12 stories · 35 mi
• Indianola9 stories · 35 mi

All Texas markers in Matagorda County →