El Camino Real Marker - Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 37° 58.750 W 090° 02.777
15S E 759429 N 4207620
Granite marker placed by the Missouri Daughters of the American Revolution in 1917 commemorating an ancient road along the Mississippi River in Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM46FC
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member kbarhow
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"EL CAMINO REAL MARKER, NE. corner Du Bourg Place, approximately 75 feet south of Merchant St., is a red-granite shaft on the route of the King s Highway of the Spanish era. The road, laid out in 1789, extended from New Madrid, through Ste. Genevieve, to St. Louis. It followed an ancient Indian path, and was probably but little better than a trail"    - Missouri: A Guide to the "Show Me" State, Ste. Genevieve section, pg. 274.

Feature Discription: Stone marker placed by D.A.R.

Web address for the route: [Web Link]

Beginning of the road: New Madrid, Missouri

End of the road: St. Louis, Missouri

Secondary Web Address: Not listed
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