Tehuacana Hills
The Tehuacana Hills (/təˈwɑːkənə/;[1] Spanish pronunciation: [tewaˈkana]) are a series of hills in Limestone County, Texas.
Location[edit]
The hills are located northwest of Tehuacana in Limestone County, Texas.[2] They are "650 feet above sea level and 150 feet higher than the surrounding area".[2]
History[edit]
In 1797, Philip Nolan encountered the Tawakoni people, a Native American tribe of the Tawakoni ethnic group, living on the hills and surrounding area.[3][4] They were sedentary farmers.[3]
By 1830, the Cherokee tribe had exterminated the Tawakoni by burning the tall grass growing on their settlement.[3][4] There is a legend in Texas folklore about a Tawakoni Ghost looking down from the hills.[4]
In 1852, Tehuacana Academy was established at this location.[3] Meanwhile, John Boyd, a Tennessee-born white settler, staked a claim on the land.[5][6] He later donated 1,100 acres for the establishment of Trinity University.[3][6]
References[edit]
- ^ https://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/TownPronunciationGuide.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "TEHUACANA HILLS," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rjt09), accessed October 26, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ a b c d e Travel Tex: Tehuacana Hills
- ^ a b c Ed Syers, Off the Beaten Trail: The Ghost of Tehuacana Hills, The Victoria Advocate, July 28, 1964
- ^ Cecil Harper, Jr., "BOYD, JOHN," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbo59), accessed October 26, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Modified on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ a b Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942, pp. 54-55 [1]
31°44′40″N 96°33′05″W / 31.74444°N 96.55139°W
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