California Trail Marker -- Gainesville TX
N 33° 37.453 W 097° 08.748
14S E 671993 N 3722032
A DAR marker on California Street on the Cooke County Courthouse grounds marks the route the California Trail through Gainesville TX
Waymark Code: WMK83Z
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2014
Views: 12
This grey granite DAR marker was placed on the Fort Smith AR-Choctaw Country-Texas branch of the California trail. The plaque on the marjer reads as follows:
"[wagon and oxen emblem]
1849 1931
This tablet marks the
Old California Trail
blazed by the pioneers of ‘49
Erected by the Rebecca Crockett Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Gainesville Texas"
Also from the Heartland Flyer train website: (
visit link)
"GAINESVILLE
“Pure Texas", Gainesville is located in a beautiful valley just 5 miles south of the Red River (the Oklahoma/Texas border) and 50 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Gainesville has many historic Victorian homes, complete with watchtowers that once served as lookout points for bandits and Indians. The town flourished with development of the oil, cattle, cotton, and horse industries. The Chisholm Trail, the Butterfield Stage Line, and the California Trail all passed through the area at one time, guaranteeing its longevity and strategic importance. . . .