Indianola Geography

Indianola, Texas established 1853 was a growing city on the path to success. Indianola was established near Indian point which was only three miles away from Powderhorn Bayou, another popular location. Indianola’s location was great for trade on land and off, there were roads that made traveling to San Antonio and Mexico easier. Because of its location on the coast, it was also great access for immigrants Indianola happened to be the primary location for European immigrants. In order to increase trade, the city moved closer to the beachfront believing they were safe enough. The city suffered two hurricanes eleven years apart and failed to recover. Indianola is now a ghost town but made the historical significance in the short time it lived. …show more content…
Being on the coast there was a threat of hurricanes which they had suffered before but was not enough of a threat to change the minds of the Indianola occupants. They had hope for the town and could see it growing. There were businesses, schools, lumber yards, law offices, hotels. Hopeful the citizens took everything as a gift especially their location. The town was believed to be far enough inland to survive hurricanes. This mistake cost the whole town. After the first hurricane in 1875 townspeople tried to go and rebuild their lives and shops but it was not as successful. Eleven years later in 1886, the town was completely destroyed by a hurricane and there was no way to restore the …show more content…
In Texas, coastal cities are very popular and give insight to what Indianola could have been. Those who lived in Indianola could see the potential and many did not give up after the first hurricane. There was still more for the town of Indianola sadly the devastating hurricane eleven years later took all that away. It is extremely unfortunate that the circumstances or resources that made the town so great are also what destroyed it. Hurricanes are damaging to beach cities in the present day even with technology and discoveries made as much as it was great to have this port and be in a great area for trade it had consequences. In this town of Indianola, there was potential and success. The town, unfortunately, did not live up to its potential it had its glory and success but only for a short period of time. The town enjoyed their success while it lasted only to have it taken away and rebuilt and taken away again. The town is still there but a "ghost town" Indianola has a historical marker that describes the various stories of the town before it