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Historic Matagorda County, Volume 1
First volume describing the history of Matagorda County, Texas, written in two parts with supplementary reference information. Part 1 includes sixteen chapters that outline the general background of the county and information for each time period from European exploration through the Texas sesquicentennial (1986). Part 2 provides more detailed information about the communities, organizations and businesses, and religion and education. Index starts on page 711.
Date:
1986
Creator:
Matagorda County Book Committee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scraps of Early Texas History: By Mrs. Mary S. Helm, who, with her first husband, Elias R. Wightman, founded the city of Matagorda, in 1828-9
Book discussing the memories and stories of the founding of Matagorda Texas.
Date:
1884
Creator:
Helm, Mary S. (Mary Sherwood), b. 1807.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historic Matagorda County, Volume 2
Second volume describing the history of Matagorda County, Texas, containing part 3 of the text. This volume contains a compilation of submitted biographies and family histories for people living in Matagorda County Name index starts on page 581.
Date:
1986
Creator:
Matagorda County Book Committee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Shrinker to Dragster
Collection of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.
Date:
1968
Creator:
Hudson, Wilson M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Alleyton, Texas: Back Door to the Confederacy
This book contains the history of Alleyton, Texas, which is located in Colorado County. The book includes information about the Alley family, the founding of Alleyton, reminiscences and recollections, as well as the establishment of railroads, local businesses, schools, and churches.
Date:
1993
Creator:
Harrison, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Beach & Bay Access Guide
Guide from the Texas General Land Office providing information about public access sites along the Texas coastline. It contains general information for each county including population, area, kinds of recreation a brief history, and a chart of public sites and services, as well as maps highlighting beaches, parks, recreation facilities, and wildlife areas.
Date:
2001~
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Miss Ella of the Deep South of Texas
Historical narrative of the life of Ellen Talbot and the region of Texas the author calls the "Deep South of Texas," meaning that area near the Gulf that combines elements of the West with those of the Deep South.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Allen, Arda Talbot, 1889-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Historic Matagorda County: Volume 3
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.
Date:
1988
Creator:
Brown, Shirley Ledwig; Gibbs, Carol Sue & Ingram, Mary B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Matagorda County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Matagorda County, Texas.
Date:
2001
Creator:
United States. Soil Conservation Service.
System:
The Portal to Texas History