| Marker Number |
1101 |
| Atlas Number |
5057001101 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Cox's Point |
| Index Entry |
Cox's Point, Site of |
| Address |
SH 35 |
| City |
Point Comfort |
| County |
Calhoun |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
737466 |
| UTM Northing |
3173785 |
| Subject Codes |
water topics; geology; communities; ghost towns; Native American topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SH 35 westbound lanes, N side near Lavaca Bay causeway, 0.4 mi SW of Fannin Street |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
An early landing place of supplies for the interior. Captain Jack Shackelford's "Red Rovers" of Alabama disembarked at this point. A town established here in 1836 was burned by Indians in 1840. Erected by State of Texas 1936 |
