Near Lincoln in Lee County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road
Marker #57
— El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail —
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1. Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road Marker
Erected 1918 by The Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR) and The State of Texas. (Marker Number 57.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 30° 19.32′ N, 96° 55.62′ W. Marker is near Lincoln, Texas, in Lee County. Marker is on Texas Route 21, 0.1 miles west of County Route 440, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lincoln TX 78948, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 3 miles away); Old Evergreen Tree (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 4.6 miles away); St. John Lutheran Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 5 miles away); Indian Camp Branch
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Regarding Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road. “During the Spanish colonial period in North America, numerous “royal roads”—or caminos reales—tied far-flung regions of the empire to Mexico City. One particular collection of indigenous trails and trade routes became known as El Camino Real de los Tejas, the primary overland route for the Spanish colonization of what is today Texas and northwestern Louisiana. The trail’s name is derived not only from its geographic extent but also from some of its original users. Spaniards referred to a prominent group of Caddo Indians as the Tejas, a word derived from the Caddo term for ‘friend’ or ‘ally.’ Thus, the Spanish province of Tejas, the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas, and the historic trail traversing them owe their name to the Caddo language.
El Camino Real de los Tejas served as a political, economic, and cultural link between Mexico City and Los Adaes (and all points in between). Settlers, missionaries, soldiers, servants, and indigenous allies
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2. Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road Marker
In 1915 the Texas legislature appropriated $5,000 to survey and mark the route. The Daughters of the American Revolution and other organizations sponsored and endorsed the project, and professional surveyor V. N. Zivley was commissioned to make the study. From 1915-18, the State of Texas and the Daughters of the American Revolution together placed 123 pink granite markers about every five miles along the King’s Highway, also known as Camino Real or Old San Antonio Road
The El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail is a national historic trail covering the U.S. section of El Camino Real de Los Tejas, a thoroughfare from the 18th-century Spanish colonial era in Spanish Texas, instrumental in the settlement, development, and history of Texas. The National Park Service designated El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail as a unit in the National Trails System in 2004. (Wiki)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
