Historical Marker
Sylvanus Hatch
Historical marker location:
Port Lavaca, Texas
( Hatch Family Cemetery; From Port Lavaca, take US 35 about 6 miles S, then go West about 1 miles to golf course (meadow in ES Rd.), marker is about middle of bridge on S. side of Path.)
Marker installed: 1936
Born in Massachusetts June 1, 1788, died Oct. 16, 1885. His wife Phamelia Louisa Nicholson Hatch. Born in Mississippi, January 21, 1788, died February 22, 1850.
In the late 19th century, Texas became known for its cattle drives, in which cowboys would move herds of cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas and other northern states. The cattle drives were dangerous and difficult work, but they played a key role in the development of the American cattle industry.