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 El Camino Real -- Robbin's Ferry, SH 21 at the W side of the Trinity River, Madison Co. TX
N 31° 04.495 W 095° 42.096
15R E 242246 N 3441043
The 1936 Centennial pink granite block marker for Paso Tomas, later Robbin's Ferry, along SH 21 at the Trinity River. This was an important river crossing point along the El Camino Real
Waymark Code: WMXMBG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2018
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This marker was placed by the Texas Highway Department during the Texas Centennial year of 1936 to commemorate a historic river fording area (Paso Tomas) along the El Camino Real, which later during the Republic of Texas days became a ferry crossing operated by pioneer Nathaniel Robbins.
The marker reads as follows:
"ROBBIN'S FERRY
First known as Paso Tomas (Thomas' Ford)
at the crossing of the San Antonio and La Bahia roads over the Trinity.
Ferry established about 1821 by Joel Leakey.
Named in honor of
NATHANIEL ROBBINS
who operated it many years.
Acquired about 1852 by Elisha Clapp whose descendants operated it until 1930 when Clapp's Ferry Bridge was constructed."
Road of Trail Name: El Camino Real / Old San Antonio Road
State: Texas
County: Madison Co.
Historical Significance:
The El Camino Real opened LA, TX, and the southwest to exploration and conquest by the Spanish Government. It led directly to the establishment of the Spanish Empire in this part of the New World.
Years in use: 1691-present (as TX SH 21)
How you discovered it:
Learned about it in Texas History courses
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
From Saltillo, Mexico to San Antonio and East Texas (Paperback) – Unabridged, April 26, 2016
by Joseph P Sanchez (Author), Bruce A Erickson (Author)
and
El Camino Real de los Tejas (Images of America) Paperback – October 20, 2014
By Steven Gonzales (Author), Mary Joy Graham (Author), Dr. Lucile Estell (Author)
Website Explination:
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/exo04
Why?:
exploration, conquest, colonization, trade, immigration
Directions:
SH 21 at the west end of the bridge over the Trinity River near the Houston-Madison county line
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