Comments on: Battle Creek, Texas - Where Surveyors Fought Like Soldiers http://www.historynet.com/battle-creek-texas-where-surveyors-fought-like-soldiers.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=battle-creek-texas-where-surveyors-fought-like-soldiers From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: ynnek swehttam http://www.historynet.com/battle-creek-texas-where-surveyors-fought-like-soldiers.htm#comment-320536 ynnek swehttam Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:39:35 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13678815#comment-320536 Fred Grice of Corsicanna Tx. retells a story he heard a long time ago about the last indian contact in Navarro county. The indian was jumped in a ravine north west of Dawson Tx. and rode north along a "lane" that started 3/4 mile from town due north into the creek bottom that is the present day lake Navarro Mills where he escaped without injury. For those who would like to follow this on Google Earth, the coordinates are start 31°54'1.99"N 96°43'52.71"W due north to cr nw 3190 across the old waco road (cr nw 3160) then north to end 31°56'39.23"N 96°45'36.90"W The location of the monument to the surveyors party is 1/8 of a mile of north of highway 31 west of Dawson Tx. located at 31°53'25.89"N 96°44'22.90"W Fred Grice of Corsicanna Tx. retells a story he heard a long time ago about the last indian contact in Navarro county.
The indian was jumped in a ravine north west of Dawson Tx. and rode north along a "lane" that started 3/4 mile from town due north into the creek bottom that is the present day lake Navarro Mills where he escaped without injury.
For those who would like to follow this on Google Earth,
the coordinates are start 31°54'1.99"N 96°43'52.71"W
due north to cr nw 3190 across the old waco road (cr nw 3160)
then north to end 31°56'39.23"N 96°45'36.90"W

The location of the monument to the surveyors party is 1/8 of a mile of north of highway 31 west of Dawson Tx.
located at 31°53'25.89"N 96°44'22.90"W

]]> By: Meelly Moussighi http://www.historynet.com/battle-creek-texas-where-surveyors-fought-like-soldiers.htm#comment-38756 Meelly Moussighi Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:10:14 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13678815#comment-38756 Your Opinion Pole is not fair. You put Alexander the great as an ancient commander. Which I believe he was one of the best, but you forgot all about Kooroush of Iran that before Alexander Conquered the whole world at the time. If you talking about ancient he was the best. Regards, Meelly Your Opinion Pole is not fair.
You put Alexander the great as an ancient commander.
Which I believe he was one of the best, but you forgot all about Kooroush of Iran that before Alexander
Conquered the whole world at the time.
If you talking about ancient he was the best.
Regards, Meelly

]]> By: JOHNNY GONZALES http://www.historynet.com/battle-creek-texas-where-surveyors-fought-like-soldiers.htm#comment-15545 JOHNNY GONZALES Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:11:05 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13678815#comment-15545 I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THE KICKAPOO INDIANS SINCE MY GRANDFATHER WAS BORN IN THE KICKAPOO TOWN OF MUZQUIZ LAND WHICH WAS GIVING TO THE KICKAPOO BY THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT . MY GRANDFATHER DIED IN 1968 AND HE WAS ABOUT 86-88 YEARS OLD A @ THAT TIME AND AS A BOY OF 6 OR 8 YRS OF AGE HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD INDIAN BLOOD , WHEN I ASKED HIM HOW COME HE NEVER SHAVED LIKE MY DAD DID, AND TOLD ME WHERE HE WAS BORN. HE NEVER TALKED ABOUT HIS FAMILY LEFT BACK IN MEXICO HE WOULD JUST SAY THAT THEY WERE ALL GONE I AM 66 YRS OLD NOW AND WISH I KNEW MORE ABOUT HIS GROWING UP IN MUZQUIZ . AND ANY FAMILY BY THEIR LAST NAME OF ( AGUERO ) ANY ONE OUT THER I WONDER ,?? I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THE KICKAPOO INDIANS SINCE
MY GRANDFATHER WAS BORN IN THE KICKAPOO TOWN OF
MUZQUIZ LAND WHICH WAS GIVING TO THE KICKAPOO BY
THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT . MY GRANDFATHER DIED IN 1968
AND HE WAS ABOUT 86-88 YEARS OLD A @ THAT TIME AND
AS A BOY OF 6 OR 8 YRS OF AGE HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD
INDIAN BLOOD , WHEN I ASKED HIM HOW COME HE NEVER
SHAVED LIKE MY DAD DID, AND TOLD ME WHERE HE WAS
BORN. HE NEVER TALKED ABOUT HIS FAMILY LEFT BACK
IN MEXICO HE WOULD JUST SAY THAT THEY WERE ALL GONE
I AM 66 YRS OLD NOW AND WISH I KNEW MORE ABOUT HIS
GROWING UP IN MUZQUIZ . AND ANY FAMILY BY THEIR LAST
NAME OF ( AGUERO ) ANY ONE OUT THER I WONDER ,??

]]> By: Linda E http://www.historynet.com/battle-creek-texas-where-surveyors-fought-like-soldiers.htm#comment-15445 Linda E Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:36:09 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13678815#comment-15445 As always, an amazing and insightful story. As always, an amazing and insightful story.

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