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Calhoun County, Texas
Historical Markers in Port Lavaca, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 44 Texas historical markers in Port Lavaca, in Calhoun County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Tales of Tragedy, Native History, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2017. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Hatch Cemeteryplaced 2009
This cemetery served the Hatch family and other members of the former community of Chocolate.
- Port Lavacaplaced 1998
Founded in the aftermath of a Comanche raid on the nearby settlement of Linville, the town of Lavaca ("the cow") was established in 1840.
- Port Lavaca Cemeteryplaced 1986
Burial in this historic cemetery began in the 1840s, with several mass graves dating from an 1849 cholera epidemic.
- Ranger Cemeteryplaced 1975
The oldest known grave here is that of Major H. Oram Watts, the customs collector at Linnville and casualty of a Comanche raid on that nearby…
- Clark Cemeteryplaced 2009
This burial ground served members of the Clark family, many of whom lived in the no longer extant Chocolate Community.
- Indianola Cemeteryplaced 1986
Many of the graves in this cemetery reflect the hardships encountered by residents of Indianola, one of Texas' leading 19th-century ports.
All 44 historical markers in Port Lavaca
- Alice O. Wilkins School2002
- Alsatian Immigration Through Lavaca Bay1999
- Beach Hotel1991
- Calhoun County1966
- Calhoun County1936
- Calhoun County Hurricanes2001
- Calhoun County Participation During World War II2012
- Civil War Bombardment of Port Lavaca1998
- Civil War Torpedo Works1998
- Clark Cemetery2009
- Cotton Gins of Calhoun County2016
- Don Martin De Leon2013
- Dr. Edward Fred Knipling2013
- First Baptist Church of Port Lavaca1986
- First Presbyterian Church of Port Lavaca1998
- First United Methodist Church of Port Lavaca1998
- Grace Episcopal Church1965
- Half Moon Reef Lighthouse1980
- Hatch Cemetery2009
- Howard Gallemore Hartzog, Sr.2013
- Indianola Cemetery1986
- Jefferson Beaumont1936
- Kamey Community2017
- Lavaca Lodge No. 36, A.F. & A.M.1985
- Moses Johnson, M.D.1975
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church1980
- Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church2001
- Port Lavaca1998
- Port Lavaca Cemetery1986
- Port Lavaca Chapter No. 373, Order of the Eastern Star1986
- Ranger Cemetery1975
- Saint Joseph Baptist Church1992
- Salem Lutheran Church2001
- San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad1979
- Sgt. William Henry Barnes2012
- Site of the Town of Linnville1936
- Six Mile Cemetery1998
- Six Mile Presbyterian Church1998
- Six Mile-Royal Community1998
- Sylvanus Hatch1936
- The Battle of Norris Bridge2014
- The Chihuahua Road2012
- Wiley George1998
- Zimmerman Cemetery1986
Historical markers near Port Lavaca
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