Matagorda Lighthouse

Come and Take It

English - January 02, 2017 06:00 - 14 minutes - 15.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 144 ratings
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We’ve talked in previous episodes about the now lost port of Indianola, once the second busiest port in all of Texas. It was near this port, on Matagorda Bay where the first lighthouse in Texas was built. Today we discuss this magnificent cast-iron historical icon of the Texas Gulf Coast.