City of Matagorda
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
N 28° 41.546 W 095° 58.053
15R E 210039 N 3177517
Located on the lawn of the historic Christ Episcopal Church, this marker is a brief history of early Matagorda, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMTZ9Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
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Marker Number: 889

Marker Text:
Projected site of a town in 1826. Founded in 1829 with Stephen F. Austin, Elias R. Wightman, Hosea H. League and Ira Ingram as proprietors. Third largest town in Texas in 1834. Incorporated January 28, 1839. County seat of Matagorda County, 1837-1894. Badly wrecked by storms in 1854 and 1875. An early cultural center of Texas as evidenced by schools, churches and press. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
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