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Site of the Town of Linnville

Port Lavaca, Calhoun County

Marker Text

An early Texas port named for John Joseph Linn 1798-1885 A pioneer merchant of Victoria who located his warehouse here in 1831 Around this a settlement grew up which was destroyed by Comanche Indians on August 8, 1840 Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address
Location Description FM 1090, 1.8 mi. W of SH 35
Marker # 3091
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Code ghost towns; Native Americans
Latitude, Longitude 28.647816, -96.652531

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