The rice industry in Matagorda County began in Nov. 1899 when A. P. Borden of Pierce first broke ground three miles outside Bay City. The following month, the Matagorda County Rice & Irrigation Company began preparations to plant 600 acres of . . . — — Map (db m292838) HM
In 1920, near Clemville, Texas, J.S. Abercrombie Mineral Company put this pumping rig into operation on a new oil well at a location west of present El Dorado Road. In 1927 the well went dry, and the pumping rig was not used again.
In 1980 . . . — — Map (db m119460) HM
In the years after his death, the estate of Abel Head “Shanghai” Pierce sold 15,000 acres to the Moore-Cortes Canal Company for rice farming. The town of Markham was established in 1903 when Walter C. Moore (1857-1943) and Henry W. Cortes . . . — — Map (db m292835) HM
When Markham was established in 1903, the early settlers shared a community church building across several denominations. In 1904, Markham Methodist Society was formed. They met for services in the community church building. Their first pastor was . . . — — Map (db m292840) HM
The Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church traces its history to November 1903, when a number of residents of Markham's "Tent City" later known as "Red Town," organized a congregation. Nine charter members were among those who worked on the canal, cattle . . . — — Map (db m292843) HM
