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) |