Matagorda Cemetery
Independence Trail Region
South Gulf and Matagorda Cemetery Road
Matagorda, TX 77457
Established in the late 1820s, the community of Matagorda remains just south of Bay City. The grave of Samuel Rhoads Fisher, Republic of Texas secretary of the Navy and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, is located in the Matagorda Cemetery.
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Matagorda Cemetery
South Gulf and Matagorda Cemetery Road
Matagorda, TX 77457