Near San Marcos in Hays County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Kings Highway

Camino Real

— Old San Antonio Road —

Kings Highway Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 6, 2022

1. Kings Highway Marker

Inscription. Marked by the
Daughters of the
American Revolution
and the State of Texas
A.D. 1918

Erected 1918 by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Texas. (Marker Number 74.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail series lists.

Location. 29° 50.549′ N, 97° 54.781′ W. Marker is near San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County. It is at the intersection of South Old Bastrop Highway (County Road 266) and Staples Road (Farm to Market Road 621), on the right when traveling east on South Old Bastrop Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Marcos TX 78666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country

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

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lt. Zebulon M. Pike (approx. 1.2 miles away); Don Felipe Roque de la Portilla (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of the First Town of San Marcos (approx. 1.3 miles away); Charles Lewis McGehee Cabin (approx. 1.3 miles away); Col. Ignacio Elizondo’s 1813 Campaign (approx. 1.4 miles away); Thompson's Islands (approx. 2.1 miles away); Thompson's Island Homeplace (approx. 2.2 miles away); McGehee Crossing (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marcos.

Other markers no longer nearby. Gen. Antonio Gaona’s 1836 Campaign (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); El Camino De Nacogdoches (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. Approximately 128 identical markers were placed, at roughly 5 mile intervals, by the DAR in 1918 throughout Texas to mark the route of the

Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 6, 2022

2. Kings Highway Marker

historic highway. This is marker number 74, when traveling from east to west, along the route.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.