Site of Shawnee Town
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rilekyle
N 32° 07.890 W 094° 48.371
15S E 329627 N 3556440
Historical marker in southern Henderson along Hwy 79 commemorating the Indian heritage of the area.
Waymark Code: WM9FP9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2010
Views: 8
Marker Number: 11058
Marker Text:
Site of Shawnee Town
An Indian village occupied successively by several Indian tribes before the Cherokees and their associates were driven from East Texas in 1839. The mounds, suggestive of their burial places, and bits of pottery remain mute evidences of the civilization of the red men.
Erected by State of Texas 1836
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