Tehuacana Hills

The hills are located northwest of Tehuacana in Limestone County, Texas.

[2] In 1797, Philip Nolan encountered the Tawakoni people, a Native American tribe of the Tawakoni ethnic group, living on the hills and surrounding area.

[3] By 1830, the Cherokee tribe had exterminated the Tawakoni by burning the tall grass growing on their settlement.

[3] Meanwhile, John Boyd, a Tennessee-born white settler, staked a claim on the land.

This article about a location in Limestone County, Texas is a stub.