Plans for Austin on Tres Palacios Bay began in 1836

   Moses Austin, the father of Stephen F. Austin, had planned a settlement at the mouth of the Colorado River which he would called Austina.       He died of pneumonia before his town could be established.       By 1836, however a point of the eastside off Tres Palacios Bay was named Austin.

From the Alfred R. Carter family album: 2104 3rd Street

Alfred Ross Carter       Alfred Ross Carter was born in Mobile, Alabama, on November 1, 1853, his parents being W. P. Carter, a wholesale grain merchant of that city; and a Virginian by birth, and of Mary Eliza Bunce.       Mr.

Esmeralda Salinas: Dining with Gaddis Geeslin

   Earlier this summer, Zeinab Ghais and I had the pleasure of hanging some of Gene Smith Geeslin’s paintings on the walls of Fat Grass, and now there are several paintings up by her husband that you can enjoy while having a bite to eat and conversing with friends and family.

"Selkirk marker dedicated at Matagorda" by: Mike Reddell

   A historical marker dedication for James Henry Selkirk drew a gathering of people at Matagorda Cemetery Saturday morning, Oct. 21.    Matagorda County Historical Commission (MCHC) Chair Carol Sue Gibbs recognized those attending from MCHC and other historical groups.

William Selkirk helped lay out Matagorda, the county seat of Matagorda County

   EDITOR’S NOTE: A historical marker dedication was held Saturday, Oct. 21, for James Henry Selkirk, the son of William Selkirk. This article is in tandem with the front-page dedication story.    William Selkirk, one of Stephen F.

James Fisher Martin: Matagorda sheriff, doctor

   James Fisher Martin, doctor, sheriff, and rancher, was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, in 1808.     He was educated at Edinburgh, Scotland, and then practiced medicine in Liverpool, England.

Matagorda Bulletin was intended to contribute to development of Texas

   The Matagorda Bulletin was a weekly newspaper published in Matagorda from August 1837 to May 1839.     It was initially published by John Warren J. Niles, son of Hezekiah Niles, who founded and edited the Maryland Niles National Register.

"Isaac Van Dorn: One of Old Three Hundred, 1st Sheriff of Matagorda County"

VAN DORN, ISAAC (ca. 1801–1860).     Isaac Van Dorn (Vandorn), one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, was born in Pennsylvania about 1801.      At the age of fourteen he was indentured to a farmer for seven years, whom he eventually left.

"Luther Hotel status conference covers who may be chosen next administator" By Margaret Doughty

   There was a status conference hearing on the Luther Hotel recently.    Attending were: Judge Polly Spencer, John Griffin, Chris Bell, Ernest Blansfield, Douglas Chavez.    Spencer welcomed everyone.

"Texas Navy commissions 12 new admirals at Matagorda ceremony" by: Mike Reddell

   Some 12 Texans – including several from Matagorda County – were commissioned as new Texas Navy Admirals at the Texian Navy Day Celebration and Commissioning ceremony Sept. 16 at Matagorda Harbor.