Historical MarkerThomas Walter Jones
Alamo · Hidalgo County · Dedicated 1994 · THC Atlas #5215005474
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Marker Inscription
(c. 1827 - 1853) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War in 1848 and designated the main channel of the Rio Grande as the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico. Major William Emory led the border survey (1849-53). Young Washington D.C. surveyor Thomas W. Jones joined Emory's survey effort at El Paso in 1850. While serving as assistant surveyor of the Lower Rio Grande survey party, Jones drowned nearby on July 23, 1853, and was buried here on Dr. Eli T. Merriman's ranch. Recorded - 1994
About this site
Thomas Walter Jones is a historical marker in Alamo, Hidalgo County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 138 historical markers documented in Hidalgo County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 236 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.0845, -98.1361 near Alamo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Santa Ana Land Grant (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Handy Cemetery, Santa Ana, and Brewster.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5215005474. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
