Tehuacana Hills

The Tehuacana Hills are a series of hills in Limestone County, Texas.

Location

The hills are located northwest of Tehuacana in Limestone County, Texas.[1] They are "650 feet above sea level and 150 feet higher than the surrounding area".[1]

History

In 1797, Philip Nolan encountered the Tehuacana people, a Native American tribe of the Tawakoni ethnic group, living at the Tehuacana Hills.[2][3] They were sedentary farmers.[2]

By 1830, the Cherokee tribe had exterminated the Tehuacanas by burning the tall grass growing on their settlement.[2][3] There is a legend in Texas folklore about a Tawakoni Ghost looking down on the town of Tehuacana from the hills.[3]

In 1852, Tehuacana Academy was established at this location.[2] Meanwhile, John Boyd, a Tennessee-born white settler, staked a claim on the land.[4][5] He later donated 1,100 acres for the establishment of Trinity University.[2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Travel Tex: Tehuacana Hills
  3. 1 2 3 Ed Syers, Off the Beaten Trail: The Ghost of Tehuacana Hills, The Victoria Advocate, July 28, 1964
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942. , pp. 54-55

Coordinates: 31°44′40″N 96°33′05″W / 31.74444°N 96.55139°W / 31.74444; -96.55139


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