| Marker Number |
5237 |
| Atlas Number |
5239005237 |
| Marker Title |
Site of the Old Town of Texana |
| Index Entry |
Texana, Site of the Old Town of |
| Address |
4631 FM 3131 |
| City |
Edna |
| County |
Jackson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
735289 |
| UTM Northing |
3199151 |
| Subject Codes |
communities; ghost towns; counties; churches |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Lavaca-Navidad River Authority offices, 0.1 mi. E of intersection of FM 3131 and FM 1822, SW side of Lake Texana. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Access Restricted |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Founded in 1834 by Dr. F. F. Wells, personal friend of Stephen F. Austin. County seat of Jackson County from 1835-1883. Old home of Capt. Clark L. Owen of Civil War fame. Here the following were first organized in Jackson County: Methodist Church in 1838, Masonic Lodge in 1852, Presbyterian Church in 1855. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
