Details for Battle Creek Burial Ground

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5349008271

Data

Marker Number 8271
Atlas Number 5349008271
Marker Title Battle Creek Burial Ground
Index Entry Battle Creek Burial Ground
Address SH 31, W of Dawson 2 mi.
City Dawson
County Navarro
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 713795
UTM Northing 3530595
Subject Codes cemetery; Native Americans
Marker Year 1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location From Dawson, W on SH 31 about 2 miles.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 20" x 20"
Marker Text A surveying party of 25 Texans ran into about 300 Kickapoo Indians on a buffalo hunt; failing to heed warning to leave, the Texans were ambushed on October 8, 1838. Only seven survived, and four of these were wounded. After the escape, they came back to bury their comrades in a common grave. (1966)