El Camino Real - Caruthersville, Missouri
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BruceS
N 36° 11.605 W 089° 39.344
16S E 261204 N 4008670
Red granite marker along the historic El Camino Real (or The Royal Road) in Caruthersville, Missouri
Waymark Code: WMHREK
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2013
Views: 5
The El Camino Real or Kings Highway was built in 1789 following an old Indian trail. It was the oldest public road in Missouri. It extended from St. Louis south to Little Prairie now known as Caruthersville. The present day US Hwy 61 now follows roughly along the route of this old road
Text of marker:
El Camino Real
Little Prairie
New Madrid
Cape Girardeau
Ste. Genevieve
St. Louis
Erected By The
Missouri Daughters
Of The American
Revolution
A.D. 1915
Feature Discription: Granite marker
Web address for the route: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Address: [Web Link]
Beginning of the road: Little Prairie now Caruthersville
End of the road: St. Louis
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Visit Instructions:
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