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Students in Crystal
Taska's Tidehaven/Wharton County Junior College 1301 & 1302 History
classes at Tidehaven High School in Tidehaven ISD participated in a
Matagorda County History Field Trip on November 21, 2019 which was
sponsored by the Matagorda County Historical Commission. Students toured sites in
Blessing, Matagorda and Bay City. Mrs. Taska wanted her students to learn more about
history in their own backyards, especially since Matagorda County
played such an important role in the early history of Texas.
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Hawley Cemetery
A tour
of Hawley Cemetery led by Ona Lea Pierce, Hawley
Cemetery Association
and chairman of the Matagorda
County Historical Commission. |
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Christ Episcopal
Church
Visiting
Christ Episcopal Church in Matagorda,
the Mother Church of Texas founded in 1839.
At right
Ringing the bell
Below
Matagorda resident, Peggy Stanley,
relates the history of the church which is a
National Register site.
Bottom right
Students view the Family Pew Seating
Arrangements
1857 - 1860 |
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Matagorda Methodist Church
Karen Yeamans,
member of the Matagorda Methodist Church,
tells students the church was also founded in 1839.
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Matagorda Cemetery
Ona Lea Pierce
relates the history of
Matagorda Cemetery which was founded in 1830.
Several important
leaders of the Republic of Texas
are buried within its boundaries. |
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Matagorda County Museum
A tour
of
Matagorda County Museum
in Bay City led by
Barbara Smith,
MCM director and Matagorda County Historical Commission
member.
Rivers, Rice
and Railroads exhibit above and LaSalle cannon from
LaBelle at right.
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