Details for Daily Tribune and Matagorda County Tribune
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5321005320
Data
| Marker Number | 5320 |
| Atlas Number | 5321005320 |
| Marker Title | Daily Tribune and Matagorda County Tribune |
| Index Entry | Daily Tribune and Matagorda County Tribune |
| Address | 1320 7th St. |
| City | Bay City |
| County | Matagorda |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 211808 |
| UTM Northing | 3210676 |
| Subject Codes | newspapers |
| Marker Year | 1981 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 1320 7th Street, Bay City |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Publication of this newspaper, one of the oldest in the state still in operation, began about 1845 in the nearby town of Matagorda (22 miles south). The business was moved to Bay City in the 1890's, soon after the town was named the new county seat of Matagorda county. Major events covered by the paper include several hurricanes and a yellow fever epidemic of the 1870's. A list of the publishers is inscribed on the reverse of this marker. The present owners, Bay City Newspapers, Inc., assumed ownership in 1958. (1981) |