Matagorda County

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Marker Text: ​Organized March 6, 1834, into the Mexican municipality of Matagorda created a county of the same name in 1836, organized in 1837. Named for the Bay on which it fronts. County seat, Matagorda 1837-1894 Bay City, since. (1936) 

Marker No: 3251

1936 Pink Granite Centennial County Marker 

Geographic: 28.982889, -95.969254

Location:​Organized March 6, 1834, into the Mexican municipality of Matagorda created a county of the same name in 1836, organized in 1837. Named for the Bay on which it fronts. County seat, Matagorda 1837-1894 Bay City, since.