1934 hurricane heavily damaged Matagorda, Palacios

Hurricane’s Toll MountsSeveral Known Dead as 70 to 80 Mile Wind Hits Matagorda Bay SectionNo Known Lives Reported Lost Here, Fear Felt For Some; Few Buildings Escape Wind DamageMuch Damage is Suffered At Camp HulenMany Buildings At B. Y. P. U.

Prissick disappears from Austin for a lengthy worldwide jaunt

William Prissick.  Passages in the Life of an Eccentric Texas Legislator.  The Family Pedigree of Hon. William Prissick-Oddities of Odd EnglishmanScraps of Early History   in the Settlement of Texas.  (Written for The Galveston Weekly News   Jan. 12, 1882By D.E.E. Braman, of Matagorda.

Braman had many interests

  JUDGE BRAMAN DEAD - Last night, at his home in this city, Judge Don Egbert Erastus Braman died, in the 84th year of his age, having been born Sept. 21, 1814, at Norton, Bristol county, Mass.

The interesting, puzzling life of a Matagorda statesman, recluse

William Prissick.  Passages in the Life of an Eccentric Texas Legislator.  The Family Pedigree of Hon. William Prissick-Oddities of Odd EnglishmanScraps of Early History in the Settlement of Texas.  (Written for The Galveston Weekly News Jan. 12, 1882by D.E.E. Braman, of Matagorda.

Prissick a study in contrasts

PRISSICK, WILLIAM (1805–1881)    William Prissick, state representative, surveyor, and county official, was born in Shropshire County, England, in 1805.   He was the son of James Prissick and Mary (Weaver) Prissick and was baptized on October 22, 1805, in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England.

The interesting, puzzling life of a Matagorda statesman, recluse

William Prissick.  Passages in the Life of an Eccentric Texas Legislator.  The Family Pedigree of Hon. William Prissick-Oddities of Odd EnglishmanScraps of Early History in the Settlement of Texas.  (Written for The Galveston Weekly News Jan. 12, 1882by D.E.E. Braman, of Matagorda.

Cane Belt once essential to county transportation

   The Cane Belt Railroad Company, eventually to become the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, was chartered on March 4, 1898, and was built south from Eagle Lake.   The charter was amended to call for an extension to the tidewater of the Gulf of Mexico via Bay City, Matagorda County’s new county seat.

Tidehaven was early Tres Palacios River port

   Tres Palacios, also known as Tidehaven, was a port community on the Tres Palacios River south of Hawley and near what is now Farm Road 459, thirteen miles southwest of Bay City in western Matagorda County.

Karankawas’ resourcefulness helped them to survive

   The now-extinct Karankawa Indians played an important role in the early history of Texas.   The name Karankawa became the accepted designation for several groups or bands of coastal people who shared a common language and culture.

Early newspaper headlines, articles about Bay City

   EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second installment of our occasional review of newspaper articles about Bay City and Matagorda Count .  We pick up from The Bay City Breeze - the city’s first newspaper - in 1895 and continue through 1896.  REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.