Texana Museum
Independence Trail Region
403 N. Wells
Edna, TX 77957
When La Salle landed near Matagorda Bay in today’s Texas, the Karankawa people of the Gulf Coast were there to meet him. The French brought glass beads, brass bells, jewelry, and axes as trade items. However, the French-Karankawa relationship would soon turn deadly.
The collection in the Texana Museum, located in Edna, is as eclectic as the museum’s name. (“Texana” refers to the unique history and culture of all things Texan, something that the museum covers with an unusual array of artifacts and objects.) The museum contains an exhibit on the Karankawa Indians as well as artifacts that were uncovered by the Texas Historical Commission during an excavation of Fort St. Louis, the first French settlement established in Texas.
Texana Museum
403 N. Wells
Edna, TX 77957