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Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Calhoun County, no. 29 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Calhoun County, no. 29

Inventory of records of Calhoun County housed in the Calhoun County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners (Defunct), Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Coroner (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: January 1941
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Refugio Mission"

One of 8 maps of battle sites of the Texas Revolution drawn to accompany A.J. Houston's 1938 volume "Texas Independence"; this map shows "Ground plan of the original buildings, with walls enclosing the cemetery"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Indianola (open access)

A History of Indianola

Brief history of Indianola, beginning with the arrival of La Salle.
Date: unknown
Creator: Seelingson, Lelia
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commercial (Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 30, 1850 (open access)

The Commercial (Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 30, 1850

Weekly newspaper from Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 30, 1850
Creator: Ogden, W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lavaca Journal (Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, January 14, 1848 (open access)

Lavaca Journal (Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, January 14, 1848

Weekly newspaper from Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 14, 1848
Creator: Beaumont, H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lavaca Herald (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 13, 1856 (open access)

Lavaca Herald (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 13, 1856

Weekly newspaper from Port Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 13, 1856
Creator: Rowan, James C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lavaca Herald (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 23, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 20, 1856 (open access)

Lavaca Herald (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 23, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 20, 1856

Weekly newspaper from Port Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 20, 1856
Creator: Rowan, James C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lavaca Herald (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1, Friday, April 3, 1857 (open access)

Lavaca Herald (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1, Friday, April 3, 1857

Weekly newspaper from Port Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 3, 1857
Creator: Rowan, James C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herald. (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 27, 1857 (open access)

Herald. (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 27, 1857

Weekly newspaper from Port Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 27, 1857
Creator: Atwell, James
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herald. (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 28, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 5, 1857 (open access)

Herald. (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 28, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 5, 1857

Weekly newspaper from Port Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 5, 1857
Creator: Atwell, James
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hotel [in] Port O'Connor

Photograph of a newly constructed hotel at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

T. M. OConnor residence, Port O'Connor

Photograph of the residence of T. M. O'Connor in Port O'Connor. The house is a two-story structure with a large fenced yard and fields beyond the fencing.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oldest house in Port O'Connor

Photograph of a house identified as the oldest house in Port O'Connor, Texas. The house is a small wooden, unpainted structure with an unpainted picket fence surrounding it.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Water works engine

Photograph of a water works pump engine and storage tank at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Public water

Photograph of cattle drinking from water hole.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Water works pipe[s]

Photograph of two unidentified men standing next to water pipes for a water line at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building in Port O'Connor, Texas

Photograph of construction work in Port O'Connor,Texas, located in southern Calhoun County. The town was established in 1909 on land formerly owned by Thomas M. O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Breakfast [at] Sweet Bay Mott, Calhoun County

Photograph of an unidentified man having breakfast at a camp site at Sweet Bay Mott in Calhoun County.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp [at] Sweet Bay Mott, Calhoun County

Photograph of a campsite at Sweet Bay Mott in Calhoun County. A buggy can be seen behind a tent.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Public water works

Photograph of a half-dozen cattle and two horses drinking from a watering hole. The horses are harnessed to a buggy loaded with goods; the driver sits beneath an umbrella.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yours truly at lunch [at] Sweet Bay Mott, Calhoun County, Texas

Photograph of Joseph Daniel Mitchell sitting on the ground, having lunch at Sweet Bay Mott in Calhoun County Texas.
Date: May 24, 1916
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Calhoun County

Map of Calhoun County, Texas, including the Gulf Coast region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1882
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Map of Matagorda Bay and County with the Adjacent Country

Cadastral map of the area around Madagorda Bay including Matagorda, Calhoun, and Victoria counties in the Gulf Coast region of Texas. Bodies of water are marked with some colored shading and towns are noted pictorally. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: August 6, 1839
Creator: Selkirk, James H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the County of Calhoun

Cadastral map of Calhoun County, Texas in the Gulf Coast region. Several features are noted on the map including the center of the county. This map is only partially assembled. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1852
Creator: [Sims, Edward]
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History