 |
| Jonesboro Memorial - Author's Picture |
Another feature of the park is a monument to the now non-existent town of Jonesboro. It's not even a ghost town. It's just gone, washed away in a flood.
About half a mile NW was 19th century town of
Jonesboro
One of first ports of entry
into Texas for Anglo-Americans.
Opened early as 1814; heavily used by 1817. Named for 1819-21
ferry owner Henry Jones (1789-1861).
Claimed by both Mexico and the
United States, town was 1828-37
county seat of Miller County,
Ark. Community had 2,350 people
by 1834. At this crossing Sam
Houston (1832) and David Crockett
(1835) entered Texas. A well-known
road led southeastward to other
colonies by way of Nacodoches.
In 1836, Clarksville became Red
River District's capital. By 1840 Joneboro had lost its trade and
many settlers to other areas. (1973)
