Calhoun County Courthouse Remains

The second Calhoun county courthouse, built of shell concrete and lime, was completed in Indianola in 1857 (1859 according to the granite marker at the site) and designed by architect Edward Beaumont. On August 20, 1886 a hurricane practically obliterated the courthouse and the town was abandoned. Today, a large red granite rock near the end of S. Ocean Drive in Indianola marks the location of the former courthouse which rests approximately 30yds into Matagorda Bay.