Historical Markers in Edna, Texas

Elijah Stapp · 1936

A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born in Virginia 1783. Died in Jackson County, Texas 1843.

Francis Menefee White · 1936

Participated in the capture of Bexar, 1835. Born in Tennessee August 11, 1811, died March 22, 1897. His wife Rosanna K. M. White, born in Louisiana died in 1845.

Jackson County · 1936

Home of the Karankawa Indians granted in part to Stephen F. Austin and to Martin de Leon. Settled 1824-1835 by colonists largely from Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and west of the Lavaca, Mexico. Organized as…

John Sutherland Menefee · 1936

San Jacinto veteran; member of the Congress of Texas 1837-40. Born in Tennessee June 24, 1813; died November 4, 1884. Erected by the State of Texas 1937

Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga · 1936

Situated in the present county of Jackson was the mission of Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga. Established by Joseph de Azlor, Marquis of Aguayo, and Father Fray Agustin Patron, O.F.M. in 1722 for the…

Site of Camp Independence · 1936

A part of the first army of the Texas Republic, under the command of General Felix Huston, and later of General Albert Sidney Johnston, was stationed here from December, 1836, until furloughed by order of President Sam…

Site of The Johnston-Huston Duel · 1936

On this spot General Albert Sidney Johnston and General Felix Huston fought a duel February 5, 1837. General Johnston was seriously wounded. While commanding the Confederate army at the battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862,…

Site of the Old Town of Texana · 1936

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…

Site of William Millican's Gin House · 1936

First cotton gin in Jackson County. Here was held the memorable "Lavaca-Navidad Meeting" on July 17, 1835. At this meeting resolutions were adopted protesting against the treatment of the Texas colonists by the Mexican…

Old J. C. Traylor Place · 1964

1879. First home in Edna built of new lumber. Had spare room and an extra plate at table for neighbors in town to do yearly trading. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964.

Confederates of Jackson County · 1965

From 1860 population of 2612 came more than 100 Civil War soldiers, one an infantryman on a crutch: M. K. Simons, a Mexican war amputee, brigade quartermaster, 2nd Texas infantry, C. S. A. Officers included Capt. C. L.…

Jackson County, C. S. A. · 1965

In 1861, voted for secession 147 to 77. With its beef and cotton, helped supply South. Furnished salt from beds near Cox's Creek; hides and tallow from a plant between Port Lavaca and Texana; lead from Navidad mine (now…

George F. Horton Home · 1966

Built 1876 in Old Texana by Confederate veteran, businessman, postmaster, George F. Horton. Dismantled and moved to Edna in 1882. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.

Macaroni Station · 1966

Forerunner of town of Edna; a camp and commissary during the building of the New York, Texas & Mexican railway, 1880-1882. Count Joseph Telfener, one of the railway investors, brought laborers from his native Italy;…

Dr. Bronaugh-Hasdorff Home · 1967

Built, 1866, in Texana by practicing physician, J. M. Bronaugh. Of Florida heart pine, square nails. Moved to Edna in 1883. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967

Dutart-McDowell Home · 1967

Built in Texana about 1860; later moved here. Housed many of Edna's first families. Typifies homes of that era. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.

La Bauve-Young-Payne Home · 1967

Built in 1888, of cypress and Texas heart pine, using square nails, wooden pegs. Restored 1956, by the L. A. Paynes. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.

Early Jackson County · 1968

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…

Brackenridge Cemetery · 1972

Among family members buried there: John A. Brackenridge (1800-62), a Warrick County, Ind., neighbor from whom young Abraham Lincoln borrowed law brooks, 1855 founder of Texana Presbyterian Church; his son, George W.…

Enon Cemetery · 1972

In 1856 the Rev. Joseph I. Loudermilk (1816-1880) came to Jackson County and organized Enon Baptist Church-- the first church of that faith in the county. He was pastor from that time until his death and was buried…

Major James Kerr · 1972

Born in Danville, Ky.; served in War of 1812 and as sheriff, state representative, state senator in Missouri. Came to Texas as DeWitt Colony's surveyor-general; laid out town of Gonzales, July 1825. In 1827 moved to…

Famous Lavaca-Navidad Meeting of 1835 · 1974

At the cotton gin of William Millican, near here, on July 17, 1835, occurred the significant Lavaca-Navidad Meeting, held by pioneers living near the two rivers. James Kerr, the founder of Gonzales, was chairman and the…

Texana Presbyterian Church · 1981

The earliest Presbyterian church in Jackson County, the Texana congregation was formed in 1855 under the leadership of John Adams Brackenridge. The fellowship was established in Texana (8 miles SE), now a ghost town,…

Laughter, W. P., Cemetery · 1998

Hernandez v. State of Texas · 2009

Through the 19th and early 20th century, written laws and unwritten practices discriminated against minority groups. A federal court case originating here in Edna helped to overturn some of those practices and advance…

Edna Mexican School · 2013

EDNA MEXICAN SCHOOL In the early 20th century, political unrest in Mexico coupled with Texas’ demand for cheap labor in agriculture, oil, timber and cattle production created a great influx of Mexicans, especially in…

George Washington Carver School · 2014

The George Washington Carver School, formerly known as the Edna Colored School, had its first class of students graduate in 1912. Though records are hard to find for the early school years, early settlers believed the…