Historical Marker

Battle of Jones Creek

Historical marker location:
Jones Creek, Texas
( SH 36 at Peach Point Rd.)
Marker installed: 1965

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).