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372 Bennett and West Ranch from La Salle, take CR 325 NW about 2.2 miles, go west at cattle guard and follow .6 miles gravel road Cattlemen John M. Bennett (1831-1920) and George W. West (1851-196) began buying ranch land here in Jackson County in 1875. Bennett was born in Alabama, ... 483 Brackenridge Cemetery Texana Museum grounds, 403 Wells St., Edna Among family members buried there: John A. Brackenridge (1800-62), a Warrick County, Ind., neighbor from whom young Abraham Lincoln borrowed law ... 488 Branch and Bonnot House from Edna, take SH 111 East about 9 miles, then go south on FM 172 about 3.75 mile go E on gravel road CR 440 (first house on W side of street) Built 1861 by Mrs. Sarah Wiseman. Since 1867, E. G. Branch and Bonnot heirs have kept open house to lower bay country here. Recorded Texas Historic ...

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1033 Confederates of Jackson County Courthouse Grounds 115 W Main St., Edna From 1860 population of 2612 came more than 100 Civil War soldiers, one an infantryman on a crutch: M. K. Simons, a Mexican war amputee, brigade ...

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1263 Dr. Bronaugh-Hasdorff Home 203 E Breckenridge St., Edna Built, 1866, in Texana by practicing physician, J. M. Bronaugh. Of Florida heart pine, square nails. Moved to Edna in 1883. Recorded Texas Historic ... 1307 Dutart-McDowell Home Texana Museum, 403 Wells St., Edna Built in Texana about 1860; later moved here. Housed many of Edna's first families. Typifies homes of that era. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, ...

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1346 Early Jackson County Courthouse grounds, 115 W. Main St., Edna Organized, 1837; named for 7th president of U. S., Andrew Jackson. Early hunting grounds of the cannibalistic Karankawa Indians, this region was ... 17609 Edna Mexican School Edna Elementary School; 400 Apollo Drive (SH1822) near the intersection with Country Club Road EDNA MEXICAN SCHOOL In the early 20th century, political unrest in Mexico coupled with Texas’ demand for cheap labor in agriculture, oil, timber ... 1451 Elijah Stapp 4.7 mi. NW of Edna, accessed by private road 0.5 mi S. of CR 124. Russell Ward Cemetery. A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born in Virginia 1783. Died in Jackson County, Texas 1843. 1488 Enon Cemetery from Edna, take SH 111 north about 7 miles In 1856 the Rev. Joseph I. Loudermilk (1816-1880) came to Jackson County and organized Enon Baptist Church-- the first church of that faith in the ...

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1567 Famous Lavaca-Navidad Meeting of 1835 Texana Museum, 403 Wells St., Edna At the cotton gin of William Millican, near here, on July 17, 1835, occurred the significant Lavaca-Navidad Meeting, held by pioneers living near ... 11940 First United Methodist Church of Ganado 200 Twin Oaks Blvd. Although this church was formally organized in 1880 by the Reverend M. A. Black and the Reverend T. R. Stewart, Methodists, under the leadership ... 2046 Francis Menefee White Wells Family Cemetery, take FM 1822 SE of Edna 6.5, then go S on private road 7 miles in pasture. Participated in the capture of Bexar, 1835. Born in Tennessee August 11, 1811, died March 22, 1897. His wife Rosanna K. M. White, born in Louisiana ... 16847 Francitas SH 616. Map dot approximate. The LaBauve family moved here from Louisiana in the 1800s; many are buried in nearby LaBauve Cemetery. After the railroad came in 1906, Nebraskans ...

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2101 Ganado on City Hall property, corner of 2nd & Putnam, Ganado Established in 1882 as a shipping point on New York, Texas & Mexican Railroad. Named Ganado (Spanish for "herd") by railroad official. Became a boomtown ... 2151 George F. Horton Home 404 Hanover St., Edna Built 1876 in Old Texana by Confederate veteran, businessman, postmaster, George F. Horton. Dismantled and moved to Edna in 1882. Recorded Texas ... 17829 George Washington Carver School 1128 MLK Drive The George Washington Carver School, formerly known as the Edna Colored School, had its first class of students graduate in 1912. Though records ...

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16256 Hernandez v. State of Texas Jackson County Courthouse grounds, NW corner, near SE corner W. Main St. (Loop 521) and Ed Linn St. Map dot approximate. Through the 19th and early 20th century, written laws and unwritten practices discriminated against minority groups. A federal court case originating ...

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2701 Jackson County Courthouse Grounds, 115 W. Main St., Edna Home of the Karankawa Indians granted in part to Stephen F. Austin and to Martin de Leon. Settled 1824-1835 by colonists largely from Alabama, Louisiana, ... 2702 Jackson County Created a municipality December 5, 1835 with Santa Anna as capital. Organized as a county in 1836. Named in honor of Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845; American soldier and statesman, seventh president of the United States. Texana, formerly Santa Anna, county seat, 1836-1883; Edna, since. Created a municipality December 5, 1835 with Santa Anna as capital. Organized as a county in 1836. Named in honor of Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845; American ... 2703 Jackson County, C. S. A. Courthouse grounds, 115 W. Main St., Edna In 1861, voted for secession 147 to 77. With its beef and cotton, helped supply South. Furnished salt from beds near Cox's Creek; hides and tallow ... 2812 John Sutherland Menefee Menefee Family Cemetery, restricted access off SH 111 San Jacinto veteran; member of the Congress of Texas 1837-40. Born in Tennessee June 24, 1813; died November 4, 1884. Erected by the State of Texas ...

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2992 La Bauve-Young-Payne Home 112 E. Brackenridge St., Edna Built in 1888, of cypress and Texas heart pine, using square nails, wooden pegs. Restored 1956, by the L. A. Paynes. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, ... 15617 Laughter, W. P., Cemetery Edna 16128 Little School of the 400 Ganado Elementary School The Little School of the 400 was an educational project developed to integrate Spanish-speaking school children into the mainstream public school ...

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3178 Macaroni Station Courthouse lawn, SE corner 115 W. Main St., Edna Forerunner of town of Edna; a camp and commissary during the building of the New York, Texas & Mexican railway, 1880-1882. Count Joseph Telfener, ... 3193 Major James Kerr from Edna, take FM 882 north about 7 miles Born in Danville, Ky.; served in War of 1812 and as sheriff, state representative, state senator in Missouri. Came to Texas as DeWitt Colony's surveyor-general; ... 24471 McHenry Cemetery marker pending marker pending 3345 Meriwether-Simons-Farquhar House 801 S. Allen ST., Edna Erected 1883-1884 by George Meriwether, landowner. Has square nails, pine walls and floors. The residence, in Spanish provincial style, was one of ... 3406 Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga St. Agnes Church, facing Cedar Street Situated in the present county of Jackson was the mission of Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga. Established by Joseph de Azlor, Marquis ...

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2670 Old J. C. Traylor Place Texana Museum, 403 Wells St. 1879. First home in Edna built of new lumber. Had spare room and an extra plate at table for neighbors in town to do yearly trading. Recorded Texas ... 3770 Old Morales Store Hwy. 111, 1 mile S of Morales Originally built in early 1860s of rough pine. Local gathering place then-- as now. Exterior appearance is same. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, ...

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4513 Samuel C. A. Rogers Rogers family cemetery, from Ganado go 2 mile NW on Old US 59 (runs W of 59) to Fowler farm (private) A soldier in the army of Texas who participated in the Siege of San Antonio in 1835. Born in Virginia, June 18, 1810; died February 13, 1892. His ... 4745 Site of Camp Independence From Edna, south on FM 1822 for 2.8 miles, southwest on CR 306 (Sayle Road) 0.8 miles. Marker is on private property. A part of the first army of the Texas Republic, under the command of General Felix Huston, and later of General Albert Sidney Johnston, was stationed ... 4896 Site of The Johnston-Huston Duel From Edna, US 59 about 3 mi. SW, FM 234 about 2.4 mi. SE. Marker is on private property. On this spot General Albert Sidney Johnston and General Felix Huston fought a duel February 5, 1837. General Johnston was seriously wounded. While ... 5237 Site of the Old Town of Texana Lavaca-Navidad River Authority offices, 0.1 mi. E of intersection of FM 3131 and FM 1822, SW side of Lake Texana. 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. ... 5841 Site of William Millican's Gin House Off FM 530 on private property. First cotton gin in Jackson County. Here was held the memorable "Lavaca-Navidad Meeting" on July 17, 1835. At this meeting resolutions were adopted ...

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5238 Texana Presbyterian Church Texana community, Brackenridge Recreation Complex. Church was built in Texana, moved to Edna in 1884, and moved back to Texana in 2001. The earliest Presbyterian church in Jackson County, the Texana congregation was formed in 1855 under the leadership of John Adams Brackenridge. The ...

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5717 Ward-Coates Home From La Ward, take US 172 S. about 6 miles, then go E over cattle guard about .3 miles - house is visible from road. Built in 1860s by Lafayette Ward, Sr., a pioneer rancher who came from Missouri to Texas, 1836. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.