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Site of the Old Town of Texana

Edna, Jackson County

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

Marker Details

Address 4631 FM 3131
Location Description Lavaca-Navidad River Authority offices, 0.1 mi. E of intersection of FM 3131 and FM 1822, SW side of Lake Texana.
Marker # 5237
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Code communities; ghost towns; counties; churches
Latitude, Longitude 28.898639, -96.587034

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