Book documenting the history of Matagorda County, Texas including family histories, businesses, churches, and schools in the area. This volume serves as a supplement to the original, two-volume publication and also includes corrections to the other volumes. Index starts on page 257.
Incorporated in 1982 as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the City of Palacios, Matagorda County, Texas, the Palacios Area Historical Association (PAHA) operates the City by the Sea Museum. It is supported by grants and donations, as well as the generosity of volunteers who serve as docents, event organizers, exhibit designers, and collection managers.
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Book documenting the history of Matagorda County, Texas including family histories, businesses, churches, and schools in the area. This volume serves as a supplement to the original, two-volume publication and also includes corrections to the other volumes. Index starts on page 257.
Physical Description
viii, 275 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Volume III."
Contents: Family histories -- Businesses -- Churches -- Schools -- Appendices: Historical exhibit in Bay City City Hall; Historical markers in Matagorda County -- Corrections to volume I and volume II.
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Texas History Collection
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Brown, Shirley Ledwig; Gibbs, Carol Sue & Ingram, Mary B.Historic Matagorda County: Volume 3,
book,
1988;
Bay City, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1210565/:
accessed May 25, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Palacios Area Historical Association.