History

"Original municipal airport on east side of Bay City" By Paul Freeman

News Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2024
   The original Municipal Airport for the town of Bay City was located adjacent to the east side of the town.     The airport was located southeast of the intersection of Texas 35 and Norvell Avenue.  The airport’s northern boundary was aligned just south of the Union Pacific railroad line.

AP Clark - from Little Round Top to Palacios

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Thursday, July 18, 2024
   EDITOR’S NOTE: Matagorda County historian Carol Sue Gibbs suggested an interesting story for the Bay City Sentinel’s History Page – Confederates buried in Palacios’ cemetery.  One story stood out in the Matagorda County history and genealogy page that Gibbs manages – A.P. Clark.

John Barnett: Alabama soldier later became blacksmith

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Thursday, July 18, 2024
Death of John Edward BarnettPalacios Beacon, Feb. 11, 1913  Mr. John Edward Barnett died at the home of his son, J. F. Barnett, in this city, Friday evening, the 7th inst., at 7:30 o’clock, from an acute attack of lagrippe, at the age of 66 years, 1 month and 17 days.

AP Clark - from Little Round Top to Palacios

News Staff
Thursday, July 11, 2024
   EDITOR’S NOTE: Matagorda County historian Carol Sue Gibbs suggested an interesting story for the Bay City Sentinel’s History Page – Confederates buried in Palacios’ cemetery.  One story stood out in the Matagorda County history and genealogy page that Gibbs manages – A.P. Clark.

John Barnett: Alabama soldier later became blacksmith

News Staff
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Death of John Edward BarnettPalacios Beacon, Feb. 11, 1913  Mr. John Edward Barnett died at the home of his son, J. F. Barnett, in this city, Friday evening, the 7th inst., at 7:30 o’clock, from an acute attack of lagrippe, at the age of 66 years, 1 month and 17 days.
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Descendants of the Abel Head “Shanghai” Pierce and Jonathan Edwards Pierce take part in dedicating a Texas Historical Marker for the brothers at Hawley Cemetery, near Blessing, Saturday, June 29.The brothers were business partners operating El Rancho Grande. Abel is credited with bringing large numbers of Brahman Cattle to Texas, while Jonathan developed the town of Blessing into a prosperous community.

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Descendants of the Abel Head “Shanghai” Pierce and Jonathan Edwards Pierce take part in dedicating a Texas Historical Marker for the brothers at Hawley Cemetery, near Blessing, Saturday, June 29.The brothers were business partners operating El Rancho Grande. Abel is credited with bringing large numbers of Brahman Cattle to Texas, while Jonathan developed the town of Blessing into a prosperous community.

Historical marker honors Pierce brothers

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

Shanghai once a rail spur

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
   Shanghai was a mile from Wharton on the west side of the Colorado River in central Wharton County.    It was established on a rail spur from the Southern Pacific Railroad, formerly the New York, Texas and Mexican Railway, in 1899.   Abel H.
A.H. “Shanghai” Pierce

A.H. “Shanghai” Pierce

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‘Shanghai’ Pierce: From stowaway to Texas trailblazer

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
   Abel Head (Shanghai) Pierce, cattle raiser, the son of Jonathan and Hanna (Head) Pierce, was born on June 29, 1834, at Little Compton, Rhode Island.   He had a few winters’ schooling in a one-room school at Little Compton before 1848 or 1849 when he was sent to St.
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