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Hawkins Ranch in Matagorda County Matagorda County showing the location of the Hawkins Ranch in the southeast, between Caney Creek and Lake Austin. The silted area dividing Matagorda Bay at the Colorado River mouth was not present in J. B. Hawkins’s day. Adapted from a county map at the Matagorda County Museum, used by permission Boundaries of the Hawkins Ranch, showing Lake Austin with the Hawkins Ranch House beside it and, to the east, the remains of the Hawkins plantation. Farm Road  was present only after . Map courtesy Bill Isaacson, HRLTD [3.140.186.241] Project MUSE (2024-04-24 10:02 GMT) ...

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