Calhoun County, Texas
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Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,106. Its county seat is Port Lavaca. The county is named for John Caldwell Calhoun, the seve
Calhoun County Courthouse
Matagorda County, Texas
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Matagorda County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 36,255. Its county seat is Bay City, not to be confused with the larger Baytown in Harris and
Calhoun County, Texas
…German immigrants are stranded at port of disembarkation Indianaola on Matagorda Bay. 1846 Calhoun County is formed from parts of Victoria, Jackson, and Matagorda counties. It is named for then Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee John C. Calhoun. Lavaca was the first county seat. 1852 Indianola becomes the…
The Matagorda County Courthouse and Confederate Soldier Statue in Bay City
Matagorda County Office Building
The Matagorda County Museum in Bay City is located across from the Courthouse.
Monument erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy on the Matagorda County Courthouse Square in Bay City in 1913