Round Rock in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Double File Trail

Photographed by Keith Peterson

1. The Double File Trail Marker

Inscription.

As the Delaware Indians moved from their home in the “Redlands” of East Texas in 1828 to near present Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. They laid out this trace. It was named Double File Trail because two horsemen could ride side by side. The first settlement in Williamson County, Kenney Fort, was built here at the Brushy Creek Crossing in 1838. It served as a way station and for Indian protection. In 1841 members of the Sante Fe Expedition assembled here. Texas Rangers, early Anglo-American settlers, surveying parties, and explorers also use this important route.

Erected 1979 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13824.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.

Location. 30° 31.207′ N, 97° 38.63′ W. Marker is in Round Rock, Texas, in Williamson County. It is on Palm Valley Blvd (U.S. 79) 0.1 miles east of Palm Valley Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Round Rock TX 78665, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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 markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Kenney's Fort (here, next to this marker); Palm Valley Lutheran Church (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Anti-Slaveholding Union Baptist Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area (approx. ¾ mile away); Trinity Lutheran College (approx. 1.6 miles away); Olson House (approx. 1.7 miles away); A. J. and Carolina Anderson House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Nelson-Crier House (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Rock.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Chaplains (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Keith Peterson, October 6, 2013

2. The Double File Trail Marker

View looking West-Southwest of marker.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, October 6, 2013

3. The Double File Trail Marker

View looking West-Northwest of marker.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, October 6, 2013

4. The Double File Trail Marker

View looking Southwest of marker.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, October 6, 2013

5. The Double File Trail Marker

View looking south of marker.

Photographed by Barbara Jernigan, January 23, 2011

6. The Double File Trail Marker

The Double File Trail Marker with the Kenney's Fort Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,311 times since then and 74 times this year. Last updated on April 30, 2022, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 5, 2013, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 6. submitted on January 24, 2011, by Barbara Jernigan of Round Rock, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.