Indianola Cemetery

The first of the storms that filled this ground struck when the town was full. On September 15, 1875, Indianola was crowded with visitors for a trial growing out of the Sutton-Taylor Feud, and the hurricane drove the water of Matagorda Bay deep into its streets. Two days later only eight buildings stood undamaged, and the dead were estimated at 150 to 300. The town was rebuilt smaller, and on August 19, 1886, a second hurricane, followed by fire, destroyed it completely; by 1887 the site was abandoned.

What the plaque says

Indianola Cemetery Many of the graves in this cemetery reflect the hardships encountered by residents of Indianola, one of Texas' leading 19th-century ports. The earliest marked grave is that of a child, William Woodward. His death occurred in 1852, a year when cholera and yellow fever epidemics swept through Indianola. During the Civil War, the town was occupied by Confederate and Union soldiers, and men from both sides are buried here. Victims of the 1875 and 1886 hurricanes, which devastated the town, are also interred in this cemetery. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Where it stands

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