Yoakum in Lavaca County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Trail Drivers of Southwest Texas

The Trail Drivers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joe Lenihan, October 20, 2018

1. The Trail Drivers Marker

Inscription. In Memory of
The Trail Drivers
of
Southwest Texas
Who Passed This Way
1867 – 1887

Erected by the State of Texas
1936

Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 5442.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 29° 17.962′ N, 97° 9.464′ W. Marker is in Yoakum, Texas, in Lavaca County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 77 Alt and Ellen May Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 77 Alt. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yoakum TX 77995, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chisholm Trail Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); Yoakum (a few steps from this marker); Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance Association (approx. 0.2 miles away); Holy Cross Lutheran Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dempsey Benton Cain House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Afghanistan War Fallen (approx. 0.7 miles away); Viet Nam Fallen (approx. 0.7 miles away); Korea Fallen (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yoakum.

Photographed by Joe Lenihan, October 20, 2018

2. The Trail Drivers Marker

Next to the marker are statues of Texas Longhorn Cattle

Texas Longhorn Cattle next to the Trail Drivers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joe Lenihan, October 20, 2018

3. Texas Longhorn Cattle next to the Trail Drivers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 763 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.