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Fought by Texan army of 23 men under Capt. Randal Jones (1786-1873), sent out 1824 by Stephen F. Austin to the lower Brazos to fight cannibal Karankawa Indians. Scouts found the camp here. Attack at dawn found Indians ready with spears. Jones' guns got 15 Indians, dispersed the rest. (1965)
Battle of Jones Creek is a historical marker in Jones Creek, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.9785, -95.4720 near Jones Creek. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bryan, Major Guy M. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include One-Eighth Mile South to Peach Point, Brown, Major Reuben R., and William Joel Bryan.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009569. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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