Historical Markers in Texas

Near Site of Coushatta Indian Village

History·San Jacinto County·Texas

Inhabited from about 1835 to 1900 by members of the Coushatta tribe. Most of the Indians had small farms, but also worked for wages after crops were harvested. Burial pits excavated by archeologists (1968) revealed skeletal remains, ironstone dishes, glass beads (obtained in trade with Anglos), ornaments made from silver coins.

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30.4922, -94.9621

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