Matagorda Bay
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Matagorda Bay is a large Gulf of Mexico bay on the Texas coast, lying in Calhoun and Matagorda counties and located approximately 80 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, 143 miles east-southeast of San
Matagorda Bay at Jensen Point
Matagorda Bay from space
Theodore Gudin's painting of La Salle's entrance into Matagorda Bay, 1684
Carancahua Bay (yellow), Chocolate Bay (brown), East Matagorda Bay (red), Keller Bay (lime), Lavaca Bay (orange), Matagorda Bay (purple), Tres Palacios Bay (magenta), Turtle Bay (olive)
Indianola, Texas
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Indianola is a ghost town located on Matagorda Bay in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. The community, once the county seat of Calhoun County, is a part of the Victoria, Texas metropolitan area. I
Matagorda Bay
…found on northeastern extension of Tres Palacios Bay, and Port O'Connor is located on the southwestern tip of the main bay's shore. The ghost town of Indianola, which was a major port before it was destroyed by two hurricanes in the late 19th century, is also found on the bay. The bay is separated from the…
Indianola sign
State historical marker for Indianola
Indianola by Helmuth Holtz, Sept. 1860
Indianola, Texas in 1875