Bay City: Matagorda County Museum

Building with sign saying Matagorda County Museum

Matagorda County Museum

Group of men standing around a cannon

Finding a cannon during excavation of La Belle

Cannon in a museum exhibit

Canon in museum exhibit. (Matagorda County Museum)

Bas relief of an anchor and the French words Lecomtede Vermandois

Inscription on cannon

People standing around metal fencing watching people working below

La Belle in coffer dam during excavation

Group of items including metal plates, beads on a string, and a metal spear head

Artifacts recovered during excavations.

The extraordinary discovery of La Belle by the Texas Historical Commission – and the unprecedented excavation that followed – is highlighted at this small museum. A detailed diorama of the investigation, many reclaimed artifacts, and the bronze cannon that identified the ship are all there to be discovered.

Matagorda County Museum

  • Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 1 – 5 p.m.
  • Admission: Adults: $4, Seniors: $3, Children: $2
  • 2100 Avenue F, Bay City, TX
  • 979-245-7502
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