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Matagorda

Year Marker Erected: 1964
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Location: southeast corner of Fisher and Catalpa; Matagorda

Marker Text:
Has withstood many hurricanes. A cultural, social, political center. Home of: A. C. Horton, 1st lieutenant-governor of Texas and governor 7 months; Rev. Caleb Ives, 1st rector of 1st Episcopal Church in Texas; W. L. Sartwell, partner in Ives-Sartwell-Academy; a leading churchwoman, Mrs. S. M. Dale; F. L. Rugeley, son of a Confederate leader; Robt. J. Sisk, pioneer in rice, oil and land development. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964