Details for Battle of Jones Creek

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5039009569

Data

Marker Number 9569
Atlas Number 5039009569
Marker Title Battle of Jones Creek
Index Entry Jones Creek, Battle of
Address
City Jones Creek
County Brazoria
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 259138
UTM Northing 3208123
Subject Codes military topics; Native Americans
Marker Year 1965
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location SH 36 at Peach Point Rd.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text Fought by Texan army of 23 men under Capt. Randal Jones (1786-1873), sent out 1824 by Stephen F. Austin to the lower Brazos to fight cannibal Karankawa Indians. Scouts found the camp here. Attack at dawn found Indians ready with spears. Jones' guns got 15 Indians, dispersed the rest. (1965)

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