DUANE
Matagorda County, Texas
Historical Markers in Matagorda, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 9 Texas historical markers in Matagorda, in Matagorda County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Civil War, and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1967 and 2015. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Matagorda stories
- 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…
- S. Rhoads Fisherplaced 1968
Statesman - businessman who contributed talent and time to establish and maintain Texas Independence. A quaker; born in Pennsylvania.
All 9 historical markers in Matagorda
Historical markers near Matagorda
- Palacios8 stories · 16 mi
- Blessing5 stories · 18 mi
- Bay City12 stories · 19 mi
- Indianola7 stories · 35 mi
- Jones Creek8 stories · 35 mi
- West Columbia14 stories · 37 mi
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