Port Lavaca in Calhoun County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Port Lavaca Cemetery
Photographed By James Hulse, August 30, 2021
1. Port Lavaca Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Port Lavaca Cemetery. . Burials in this historic cemetery began in the 1840s, with several mass graves dating from an 1849 cholera epidemic. Pioneer families and their descendants, as well as prominent state, county, and city officials, are also interred in the community graveyard. At least one participant in the Battle of San Jacinto is buried here. Graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers may be found in the Port Lavaca cemetery, which has been enlarged through various land transactions over the years to cover eight city blocks. , Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
Burials in this historic cemetery began in the 1840s, with several mass graves dating from an 1849 cholera epidemic. Pioneer families and their descendants, as well as prominent state, county, and city officials, are also interred in the community graveyard. At least one participant in the Battle of San Jacinto is buried here. Graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers may be found in the Port Lavaca cemetery, which has been enlarged through various land transactions over the years to cover eight city blocks. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4077.)
Location. 28° 36.479′ N, 96° 37.49′ W. Marker is in Port Lavaca, Texas, in Calhoun County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Nueces Street. The marker is located in the center section of the Port Lavaca Cemetery near the flag pole. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Martin Luther King Drive, Port Lavaca TX 77979, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wiley George (here, next to this marker);
2. The Port Lavaca Cemetery Marker is the marker on the right of the two markers
Photographed By James Hulse, August 30, 2021
3. The view of the two markers at the entrance to the cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
