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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27N3_cotton-gins-of-calhoun-county_Port-Lavaca-TX.html
After Texas was annexed into the United States in 1846, part of what was once De Leon's Colony was organized as Calhoun County, giving the county access to valuable cropland and bays—the most important being modern-day Matagorda Bay.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15NF_mrs-angelina-bell-peyton-eberly_Port-Lavaca-TX.html
A Tennessean, Angelina Peyton came to Texas in 1822. With her husband, J.C. Peyton, she operated an inn in San Felipe, capital of the Austin colony. Peyton died in 1834; in 1836 the widow married Jacob Eberly. She and Eberly had a hotel in Austin …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15ND_green-lake_Port-Lavaca-TX.html
Named for the nearby tidal lake of the same name, the community of Green Lake began to develop in the late 1840s, although records indicate there were some settlers in the area before that time. A group of wealthy planters from Kentucky migrated t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15N9_rene-robert-cavelier-sieur-de-la-salle_Port-Lavaca-TX.html
(side 1)Born in Rouen France November 22, 1643. Came to Canada in 1668. Founded a first settlement near Montreal. Led several expeditions on the Great Lakes and the Ohio and Illinois rivers. Completed the exploration of the Mississippi, 1682. On J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZVZ_halfmoon-reef-lighthouse_Port-Lavaca-TX.html
Constructed in 1858, this three-story hexagonal lighthouse was originally located in Matagorda Bay, at the southern tip of Half Moon reef. The beacon served as an aid to ships trading in Port Lavaca and the nearby town of Indianola (14 mi. SE). Du…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZVY_port-lavaca_Port-Lavaca-TX.html
Founded in the aftermath of a Comanche raid on the nearby settlement of Linville, the town of Lavaca (the cow) was established in 1840. The busiest port in the Matagorda Bay area and a major center for over-land export of cattle and other goods, L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTCM_indianola_Port-Lavaca-TX.html
Many currents of the mainstream of Texas history flow in this onetime port. Pineda explored the coast in 1519 and La Salle planted a settlement near here in 1685. Once an Indian trading point, it was a major seaport from 1844 to 1875. Texas coloni…