El Camino Real - near Caldwell, TX
N 30° 24.854 W 096° 48.620
14R E 710330 N 3366722
El Camino Real, or Kings Highway, followed ancient Indian and buffalo paths from Saltillo, Mexico to Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WMP0XQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2015
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The El Camino Real is really a series of trails that meandered and shifted over time and as needs changed for the travelers. However, it stayed within a generally consistent direction and overall location. The trail throughout Texas can be called the El Camino Real, El Camino Real de los Tejas, Old San Antonio Road (OSR), Royal Road, and Kings Highway. While other old mission trails in other states are also referred to as El Camino Reals, this marker is in the context of the path connecting Saltillo, Mexico to what is now Natchitoches, Louisiana. Within Texas, a few other labels are referencing the El Camino Real, such as the San Antonio to Nacogdoches Road; or, during the Civil War, the Camino Arriba.
The DAR set pink granite markers along a major portion of the El Camino Real de los Tejas in 1918. Not many still exist today, but some are still visible along State Highway 21 and the State Highway OSR. The Texas legislature declared the Old San Antonio Road as a Texas historical trail.
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