La Bahia Texas, Washington County. (original) (raw)

La Bahia building Downtown La Bahia TE Photo

History in a Pecan Shell

La Bahia is a former village that today consists of a large white building, a cemetery (on Boundary School Road just off Hwy 237) and scattered residences.

The German surnames on the tombstones match many of the roads in the immediate area. Most of the inscriptions and epitaphs are in German as well.

La Bahia Cemetery The cemetery gate TE Photo
WWI Veterinary Corps soldier tombstone A WWI tombstone shows that the soldier (Bodo Geldmacher) served in the Veterinary Corps TE photo
bleached tombstone One of the stones bears evidence of being sloppily bleached. TE Photo

Washington County Texas 1920s map

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