Trammel's Trace
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JimmyEv
N 32° 59.985 W 094° 37.820
15S E 347692 N 3652439
Marker on a trail that linked St. Louis with El Camino Real.
Waymark Code: WMX2J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2006
Views: 32
Marker Number: 9834
Marker Text:
Entered Cass County at Epperson's Ferry. Continued south and west in an arc, passing through Chalybeate Springs (Hughes Springs). This 1813 pioneer trail originated in St. Louis and linked the "Southwest Trail" with the King's Highway to Mexico. It was laid out by Nicholas Trammel (1780-1852).
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