INDIANOLA, Texas — The usually calm waters of Matagorda Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast hold the secret of a once thriving town that was literally washed off the map by not one, but two deadly hurricanes.
The same low shoreline that made it useful for ships also made it vulnerable to storm surge. Two hurricanes in 1875 and 1886, ...
From its beginning in 1844 and its flourishing in subsequent years to its demise in 1887, Indianola and its saga as a port have captured our imaginations. Brownson Malsch’s account of Indianola’s rise ...
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