Bay City in Matagorda County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Matagorda County Confederate Memorial

Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 21, 2018

1. Matagorda County Confederate Memorial

Inscription. 1861-1865

To the memory of
our
Confederate
Soldiers.

"Lest We Forget."

Erected 1913 by Capt. E.S. Rugeley Chapter No. 542, United Daughters of the Confederacy. (Marker Number 15467.)

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 28° 58.923′ N, 95° 58.165′ W. Memorial is in Bay City, Texas, in Matagorda County. It is on 6th Street east of Avenue F (State Highway 60), on the right when traveling west. Monument is located on the south side of the courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1700 7th St, Bay City TX 77414, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Austin Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Matagorda, C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Wells Fargo Express (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunner Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Matagorda Pharmacy Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Gaines Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Secrest Jewelry Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); McLendon Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay City.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 21, 2018

2. Matagorda County Confederate Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 909 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.