<p>In the first of a new series on Texas Towns we take a look at the town of Texana, once a booming Texas port city, now claimed by the water she once commanded.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_245" style="width: 235px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/14BrakenSisterTomb.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-245" class="wp-image-245 size-medium" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/14BrakenSisterTomb-225x300.jpg" alt="The monument in the Brackenridge family cemetery" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/14BrakenSisterTomb-225x300.jpg 225w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/14BrakenSisterTomb.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-245" class="wp-caption-text">The monument in the Brackenridge family cemetery</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_246" style="width: 176px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/augustus-allen.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-246" class="size-full wp-image-246" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/augustus-allen.jpg" alt="Augustus Allen cursed Texana after his purchase attempt failed" width="166" height="251" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-246" class="wp-caption-text">Augustus Allen cursed Texana after his purchase attempt failed</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_247" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brackenridge_family.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-247" class="wp-image-247 size-medium" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brackenridge_family-300x189.jpg" alt="The Brackenridge family" width="300" height="189" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brackenridge_family-300x189.jpg 300w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brackenridge_family-768x484.jpg 768w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brackenridge_family.jpg 920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-247" class="wp-caption-text">The Brackenridge family</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_248" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/edna-courthouse.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-248" class="wp-image-248 size-medium" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/edna-courthouse-300x183.jpg" alt="The courthouse in Edna" width="300" height="183" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/edna-courthouse-300x183.jpg 300w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/edna-courthouse.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-248" class="wp-caption-text">The courthouse in Edna</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_249" style="width: 185px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/john_sutherland_menefee_large.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-249" class="wp-image-249 size-medium" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/john_sutherland_menefee_large-175x300.jpg" alt="John S. Menefee grave" width="175" height="300" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/john_sutherland_menefee_large-175x300.jpg 175w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/john_sutherland_menefee_large.jpg 280w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-249" class="wp-caption-text">John S. Menefee grave</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_251" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/texana-church.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-251" class="wp-image-251 size-medium" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/texana-church-300x224.jpg" alt="The Texana Church " width="300" height="224" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/texana-church-300x224.jpg 300w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/texana-church.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-251" class="wp-caption-text">The Texana Church</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_253" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Texanq-centennial-marker.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-253" class="wp-image-253 size-medium" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Texanq-centennial-marker-300x200.jpg" alt="Marker for old Texana" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Texanq-centennial-marker-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Texanq-centennial-marker.jpg 410w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-253" class="wp-caption-text">Marker for old Texana</p></div></p>
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In the first of a new series on Texas Towns we take a look at the town of Texana, once a booming Texas port city, now claimed by the water she once commanded. The monument in the Brackenridge family cemetery Augustus Allen cursed Texana after his purchase attempt failed The Brackenridge family The courthouse in Edna John S. Menefee grave The Texana Church Marker for old Texana Share Post Share

<p>In the first of a new series on Texas Towns we take a look at the town of Texana, once a booming Texas port city, now claimed by the water she once commanded.</p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/14BrakenSisterTomb.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>The monument in the Brackenridge family cemetery</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/augustus-allen.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>Augustus Allen cursed Texana after his purchase attempt failed</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brackenridge_family.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>The Brackenridge family</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/edna-courthouse.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>The courthouse in Edna</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/john_sutherland_menefee_large.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>John S. Menefee grave</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/texana-church.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>The Texana Church</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Texanq-centennial-marker.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>Marker for old Texana</p><p></p>

		
						
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