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 Caddo Indians of Hunt County
N 33° 01.801 W 096° 00.248
14S E 779819 N 3658604
Texas Historical Marker noting the "precontact" presence of the Caddo Indians in this area of Hunt County, giving a soundbyte overview of their culture. They gave Texas its name.
Waymark Code: WMNGYG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2015
Views: 2
This marker is located on the east side of US 69, just a hair south of its intersection with Hunt County Road 3524.
Marker Number: 16332
Marker Text:
Four hundred years ago, the valleys and tributaries of the Ouachita, Red, Sabine, and Neches Rivers in what is today Northeast Texas, Northwest Louisiana, Southwest Arkansas, and Southeast Oklahoma were home to ancestors of the people known today as the Caddo. This extraordinary society of farmers, warriors, potters, priests, and traders played a vital role in the early political and cultural history of the region. Highly successful agriculturalists, the Caddo established themselves through much of the Piney Woods of East Texas by 500 AD. While primarily dependent on agriculture, they supplemented their diet through hunting, fishing, and gathering. Caddo villages were distinctive for their beehive-shaped homes constructed of long-stemmed prairie grasses. The Caddos were known for bow making, pottery production, and many other crafts, and were identifiable by facial and body tattoos and body painting. Most Caddo clothing was made of tanned deerskin.
Europeans first encountered the Caddos in 1541, when conquistador Hernando de Soto fought a group in what is now Arkansas. Later encounters accentuated the friendly nature of the Caddos. The word "Texas" is said to originate from the Hasinai Confederation of Caddos, who used the word "tayshas," meaning "allies" or "friends."
By AD 800, Caddo groups appear to have moved into the Upper and Middle Sabine drainage basin. Artifacts found in Hunt County suggest the presence of Caddoan peoples between 800 and 1700 AD; other, earlier peoples also used this region prior to the Caddo. Today, this area and artifacts discovered in it continue to emphasize the legacy of the Caddo peoples. (2010)
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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