Early Jackson County
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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.
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Jackson County
Edna, TX
Home of the Karankawa Indians granted in part to Stephen F. Austin and to Martin de Leon.
Major James Kerr
Edna, TX
Born in Danville, Ky.
Site of Camp Independence
Edna, TX
A part of the first army of the Texas Republic, under the command of General Felix Huston, and later of General Albert Sidney Johnston,...
Site of the Old Town of Texana
Edna, TX
Founded in 1834 by Dr. F. F. Wells, personal friend of Stephen F. Austin.
Francitas
Francitas, TX
The LaBauve family moved here from Louisiana in the 1800s; many are buried in nearby LaBauve Cemetery.