Central National Road of the Republic of Texas
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techiegrl64
N 33° 12.648 W 096° 09.106
14S E 765479 N 3678272
This bronze plaque is affixed to a large granite boulder along the east side of Hwy 69 north of Greenville.
Waymark Code: WM5NWZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2009
Views: 14
This marker indicates the spot where the Central National Road of the Republic of Texas crossed this highway. The text on the plaque reads as follows:
This stone marks the location of the Central National Road of the Republic of Texas
Surveyed and established by virtue of an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas in 1844, and running from the Trinity River to the Red River, it crossed the highway near this point.
"An old road is the soul of the past."
Placed by the Thomas Wynne Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
1926
Group that erected the marker: Thomas Wynne Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
off Hwy 69 north of Greenville
Greenville, TX USA
75401
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