Karankawa Campsite

Karankawa Campsite (HMKCC)

Location: Jamaica Beach, TX 77554 Galveston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 11.219', W 94° 58.865'

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In this area is one of several known Karankawa campsites or burial grounds. Now extinct, the nomadic Indians lived along the Texas coast, depending on the Gulf for survival. In 1528 they aided Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca, but resisted all intruders from the time of the French expedition of La Salle in 1685. The tribe later declined because of disease and warfare with pirates and Anglo-American settlers. Known for tall tribesmen and alleged practices of ceremonial cannibalism, they had virtually disappeared from Texas by the 1840s. This campsite was discovered in 1962.
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HM NumberHMKCC
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Year Placed1966
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 6:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 307370 N 3230326
Decimal Degrees29.18698333, -94.98108333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 11.219', W 94° 58.865'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 11' 13.14" N, 94° 58' 51.90" W
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Area Code(s)409, 281
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 13573-13697 Bob Smith Rd, Jamaica Beach TX 77554, US
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