St. Francis Catholic Church
First Euro-American Roman Catholic Church in county. Land a gift of Mrs. Frank Seerden and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Butter. In Polish Village. Rebuilt following 1895 hurricane destruction. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965. 12 x 6 Supplemental Plate (1985) Later research showed original land donors were Mrs. Frank Seerden and her nephew Zeflick "Z" Butter.
28.8071° N, 95.9542° W
Where to Find It
from Wadsworth go west on SH 521 approximately 1.5 miles
Nearby Markers
- 2.1 mi NE Sacred Heart Catholic Church Wadsworth
- 3.9 mi SW Selkirk Island
- 7.1 mi S Battle Island
- 7.3 mi S The Matagorda Incident Matagorda
- 7.3 mi S First Burials in Matagorda Cemetery, Benjamin Wightman and Esther Randall Wightman Matagorda
- 7.3 mi S The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1862 Matagorda