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Karankawa Campsite |
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Bob Smith Rd. and Jolly Roger, Jamaica Beach, Galveston,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
29° 11' 13.68042",
-94° 58' 53.821668"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Discovered 1962. One of the few known campsites or burial grounds of the Karankawa. Now extinct, these Indians lived on the Texas Coast, the sea giving them sustenance. In 1528 they rescued Cabeza de Vaca, but from the time of La Salle's expedition in 1685, they resisted all intruders. Indians and white men were sacrificed in Kronk forms of ceremonial cannibalism. In 1825 Stephen F. Austin sent armed men to drive these tall tribesmen from the coast. Last survivors were seen apparently migrating to Mexico in 1844.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Karankawa Campsite Historical Marker Location Map, Galveston, Texas
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