Jackson County, C.S.A.

Jackson County, C.S.A. (HM29OO)

Location: Edna, TX 77957 Jackson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 58.684', W 96° 38.818'

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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 a "lost mine"). Homefolk molded bullets and sent to fighting men, along with clothes woven, sewed or knitted by the family.

Couriers operated along a line that skirted blockade coast from mouth of Caney Creek to Brownsville. Home guard kept enemy ships off the shores. A Confederate gunboat, chased from Lavaca Bay, sank in the Navidad.
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HM NumberHM29OO
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Year Placed1965
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, July 23rd, 2018 at 10:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 729268 N 3207837
Decimal Degrees28.97806667, -96.64696667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 58.684', W 96° 38.818'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 58' 41.04" N, 96° 38' 49.08" W
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Area Code(s)361, 512
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 113 TX-521 Loop, Edna TX 77957, US
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