FIRST -- Campsite in Texas for Stephen F. Austin, Milam TX
N 31° 25.846 W 093° 51.327
15R E 418701 N 3477659
Empresario Stephen F. Austin, "the Father of Texas," spent his first night in Texas on 16 Jul 1821 at the campsite along Las Boregas creek on the El Camino Real.
Waymark Code: WMXFTH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2018
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The state historic marker for a famous campsite along Las Boregas Creek on the El Camino Real is located along the SH 21 west of the junction with SH 87 in Milam. Empresario Stephen F. Austin, "the Father of Texas," spent his first night in Texas on 16 Jul 1821 at the campsite along Las Boregas creek on the El Camino Real.
The marker 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)"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 07/16/1821
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