San Augustine in San Augustine County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marker #08
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Photographed by Benchmark Blasterz, December 28, 2017
1. Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road Marker #08
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. (Marker Number 8.)
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° 31.552′ N, 94° 11.636′ W. Marker is in San Augustine, Texas, in San Augustine County. It is on State Highway 21 0.2 miles Dwier Rd (Road 360), 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 of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Location of the First Presbyterian Church in Texas (approx. 1.6 miles away); Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); San Augustine (approx. 4½ miles away); Early Texas Sawmill (approx. 4.6 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road (approx. 4.6 miles away); Site of Mission Nuestra Seρora de Los Dolores de Los Ais (approx. 4.6 miles away); Lewis Hotel (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road (approx. 4.7 miles
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Photographed by Benchmark Blasterz, December 28, 2017
2. Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road Marker #08
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
