From the 2nd floor of the beach house you can see the foundation of the old courthouse 200 feet offshore in Matagorda bay.
The town was wiped out by 2 hurricanes in a row and the people abandoned it.
The cemetary is particularly sad. It sits just inches above the high tide line.
The Indianola storm push a storm surge 20 miles inland. As it left, it scoured away everything in its path.
It is not a matter of if, but when the next storm of that size arrives somewhere.
My grandmother was born in Indianola and her family lived there through 2 hurricanes before moving to Rockport. Lucky that she survived or I would not be here. :)