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On a site approximately 400 yards east stood Christ Church. First Episcopal church in Texas. Organized January 27, 1839. The Rev. Caleb S. Ives, Rector. Building consecrated February 25, 1844 by the Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk,, D.D., Bishop of Louisiana. Diocese of Texas established January 1, 1849. Building destroyed by hurricane September 11, 1854. Rebuilt on present site. The Rev. Mr. Ives and his wife established and taught an early school in connection with the parish.
Christ Church is a historical marker in Matagorda County, Texas, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Matagorda County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 114 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.6924, -95.9674. The nearest cataloged historic site is Christ Episcopal Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Matagorda, Christ Episcopal Church, and Matagorda Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5321000839. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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