El Camino Real de los Tejas --Monument at Nacogdoches County Courthouse, Nacogdoches TX - National Scenic Byways on Waymarking.com

This grey granite El Camino Real monument was placed in 1976 by the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century to mark the route of the El Camino Real/King's Highway in Nacogdoches.

The marker is located along TX SH 7& 21/W Main Street/El Camino Real on the north side of the the Nacogdoches County Courthouse.

The marker reads as follows:

"[Colonial Dames of the XVII Century medallion]
EL CAMINO REAL – KING’S HIGHWAY
1691

Trail used by Indians, French traders, Spanish settlers, and more than 50,000 Anglo-Americans who settled in Texas prior to statehood.

Texas Society, National Society
Colonial Dames XVII Century
Mrs. David Atwood, President
Mrs. Joe E Erickson, Chairman
A.D. 1976"

The El Camino Real de los Tejas has been designated a National Historic Trail through the states of Texas and New Mexico. (visit link)

"From the Rio Grande to the Red River Valley
Come on a journey that will carry you through 300 years of Louisiana and Texas frontier settlement and development on a Spanish colonial "royal road" that originally extended to Mexico City, Mexico.

You are about to travel 2,500 miles, from Mission San Juan Bautista Guerrero, Mexico to Fort St. Jean Baptiste Nachitoches Parish, Louisiana."

Program: Other Website: [Web Link] Official Name: El Camino Real de los Tejas

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