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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.
Matagorda 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, -95.9676. The nearest cataloged historic site is Christ Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Christ Episcopal Church, Christ Episcopal Church, and Matagorda Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5321000889. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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