Zebulon Pike Campsite -- Caddo Mounds SHS, SH 21 W of Alto TX
N 31° 35.935 W 095° 09.048
15R E 295943 N 3497988
The Zebulon Pike campsite along the El Camino Real at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Waymark Code: WMXK6Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2018
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After Zebulon Pike was found by the Spanish exploring in New Mexico (modern Colorado) he was taken bacl to the Unoted States in custidy along the El camino Real.
A state historic marker at the site of Pike's campsite at the Caddo Mounds (a famous landmark and stopping place) reads as follows:
"ZEBULON PIKE CAMPSITE
In 1807, under commission from Gen. James Wilkinson, Governor of the Louisiana Territory, Lt. Zebulon Pike led an expedition to explore the headwaters of the Arkansas and Red Rivers and to report on Spanish settlements in the New Mexico area. Heading south from present Colorado, where the party saw the mountain later named Pike's Peak for the expedition's leader, they were arrested by Spanish authorities. Under escort back to the United States, the party camped near this site on June 23, 1807. The Pike expedition furnished an important account of Spanish Texas and New Mexico. (1982)"
Feature Discription: state historical marker
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.