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Battle Island

, Matagorda County

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.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description from Matagorda take Wightman Road north approximately 3 miles
Marker # 318
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Code military topics; Native Americans
Latitude, Longitude 28.709827, -95.915647

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