Collegeport Cemetery, Matagorda County, Texas: tombstones, photos. (original) (raw)

Collegeport Cemetery gate

The gate to Collegeport Cemetery
TE photo, 2001

The Collegeport Cemetery is a large open space facing the bay, but there's a huge expanse of land and only about 20 graves.

Collegeport Cemetery view

Collegeport Cemetery
overlooking the bay
TE photo, 2001

Union soldier's grave in Collegeport Cemetery

A Union Soldier's Grave
TE Photo, 2001

One grave, interestingly enough, is that of a Civil War soldier - a Northerner from Ohio.

The grave below is that of a 16 year-old-girl who died in 1924. Nearby is her grandmother's grave with the date of death being 1922.

Tin nameplate in Collegeport Cemetery

The punched-tin nameplate on an early grave.
TE Photo, 2001

Jenkins tombstone 1922

Mrs. Jenkins' tombstone
TE Photo, 2001

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