Calhoun
Civil War Bombardment of Port Lavaca
Port Lavaca, TX
As part of the U. S. naval initiative to control Texas Confederate ports, the gunboats "Clifton" and "Westfield" turned to the town then...
Cotton Gins of Calhoun County
Port Lavaca, TX
After Texas was annexed into the United States in 1846, part of what was once De Leon’s Colony was organized as Calhoun County, giving...
German Immigration Through Karlshafen
Indianola, TX
On April 20, 1842, a group of nobles convened at Biebrich Am Rhein and incorporated as the Adelsverein.
Green Lake
Port Lavaca vicinity, TX
Named for the nearby tidal lake of the same name, the community of Green Lake began to develop in the late 1840s, although records...
Half Moon Reef Lighthouse
Port Lavaca, TX
Constructed in 1858, this three-story hexagonal lighthouse was originally located in Matagorda Bay, at the southern tip of Half Moon reef.
Indianola
Indianola, TX
Many currents of the mainstream of Texas history flow in this onetime port.
Judge Henry Joseph Huck
Indianola, TX
Henry Joseph Huck was born on August 3, 1882, in Ottenhofen, Baden, in southern Germany.
Mrs. Angelina Bell Peyton Eberly
Indianola, TX
(about 1800 - March 15, 1860) A Tennessean, Angelina Peyton came to Texas in 1822.
Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
Indianola, TX
Born in Rouen, France, November 22, 1643.