| Marker Number |
318 |
| Atlas Number |
5321000318 |
| Marker Title |
Battle Island |
| Index Entry |
Battle Island |
| Address |
|
| City |
|
| County |
Matagorda |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
215160 |
| UTM Northing |
3179321 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Matagorda take Wightman Road north approximately 3 miles |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Here in 1826, a company of volunteers commanded by Captain Aylett C. Buckner almost exterminated a band of Karankawa Indians who had murdered several families on Lower Caney. |
