Near San Augustine in San Augustine County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2023
1. King's Highway Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road
Kings Highway
Camino Real
Old San Antonio Road
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 (DAR) and the State of Texas. (Marker Number 6.)
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) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
Location. 31° 30.682′ N, 94° 2.932′ W. Marker is near San Augustine, Texas, in San Augustine County. It is on State Highway 21 0.8 miles west of Farm to Market Road 3153, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Augustine TX 75972, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of the Home of Elisha Roberts (here, next to this marker); Site of the Battle of Fredonia (approx. 2 miles away); Chapel Hill Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Thompson Family (approx. 2.4 miles away); Wesleyan College (approx. 3.3 miles away); Camp San Augustine World War II P.O.W. Camp (approx. 3.4 miles away); Site of San Augustine University (approx. 3½ miles away); Home of Matthew Cartwright (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Augustine.
Photographed by Benchmark Blasterz, December 28, 2017
2. Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road Marker #6
Photographed by Benchmark Blasterz, December 28, 2017
3. Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road Marker #6 (on the left)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
