Las Boregas Campsite -- El Camino Real, Milam TX
N 31° 25.846 W 093° 51.327
15R E 418701 N 3477659
The state historic marker for a famous campsite along Las Boregas Creek on the El Camino Real
Waymark Code: WMXFTC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2018
Views: 1
This historical maker is located along the SH 21 west of the junction with SH 87 in Milam, and reads as follows:
"Las Boregas Camp Site
Las Boregas Creek formed the eastern boundary of the 1794 Spanish land grant to Juan Ignacio Pifermo, making this grant the oldest in Sabine County. El Camino de los Tejas, a portion of El Camino Real - the main road into Spanish Texas - cost the creek near this point. During the Spanish colonial period, a well-known campsite developed near the creek. A Spanish army post was also established upstream to protect settlers and travel c. 1800. The name of the creek is possibly a misspelling of Borregas, meaning "lambs less than a year old." According to this journal, impresario Stephen F. Austin, the "Father of Texas," spent his first night in Texas on "Boreg Creek" on July 16, 1821.
Marker is property of the state of Texas. (2008)"
Feature Discription: Las Boregas creek camp site along the El Camino Real
Web address for the route: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Address: [Web Link]
Beginning of the road: Natchitoches LA
End of the road: Guerrero MX
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Visit Instructions:
We ask that if you visit the site, please include a unique picture with your impressions of the location. If possible, and if you are not too shy, please include yourself and your group in the photo. Extra points will be given for your best buffalo imitation or if you are licking something salty.