Marker Inscription
Organized, 1837; named for 7th president of U. S., Andrew Jackson. Early hunting grounds of the cannibalistic Karankawa Indians, this region was crossed in 1528 by shipwrecked Spaniard Cabeza de Vaca. French explorer La Salle founded the first settlement,iIl-fated Fort St. Louis, in 1685. Its site is said by some authorities to be Dimmitt's Point (21 miles SW.). Most of what is now Jackson County lay in Stephen F. Austin's land grant. The first town, "Santa Anna," was founded by six members of Austin's "Old 300" colonists in 1832. The town, later named "Texana," was the predecessor of Edna.
About this site
Jackson County, Early is a historical marker in Edna, Jackson County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Jackson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 48 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.9810, -96.6455 near Edna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederates of Jackson County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jackson County, Jackson County, C. S. A., and Macaroni Station.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5239001346. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
