Indianola in Calhoun County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

A Beef Canning Plant

Indian Point

Photographed By James Hulse, August 30, 2021

1. A Beef Canning Plant Marker

Inscription. James D. Cochran, H.H. Rogers, and S.A. White, in December 1848, opened a beef canning plant. It. had only moderate success. Live cattle on foot continued to be shipped to the distant beef markets. It would be twenty years before mechanically refrigerated beef began to be shipped out of Indianola. Harris & Morgan, after a tiff with Lavaca, built a landing below Indianola as the terminus for the Harris & Morgan line.

Erected 1998 by Calhoun County Historical Commission - George Fred Rhodes, Chairman, Leroy Belk, Commissioner Pct. (Marker Number 31.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1848.

Location. 28° 32.742′ N, 96° 31.243′ W. Marker is in Indianola, Texas, in Calhoun County. Marker is on Ocean Drive, one mile north of Highway 316, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located at a small roadside pullout. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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. Brown's Addition (here, next to this marker); The Merchants of Indian Point (here, next to this marker); A Steady Movement of European Immigrants (here,

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next to this marker); The Plan (here, next to this marker); An Adequate Supply of Potable Water (here, next to this marker); Name Change (here, next to this marker); The Trade Routes (here, next to this marker); California Gold Fields (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianola.

Also see . . . Indianola, TX. (Submitted on March 11, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the markers from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, August 30, 2021

2. The view of the markers from the street

The Beef Canning Plant Marker is the marker on the left bottom of the markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, August 30, 2021

3. The Beef Canning Plant Marker is the marker on the left bottom of the markers

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.