Details for Neches Indian Village

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5073006860

Data

Marker Number 6860
Atlas Number 5073006860
Marker Title Neches Indian Village
Index Entry Neches Indian Village
Address
City Alto
County Cherokee
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes Native Americans
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 8 miles west of Alto on SH 21 just past Caddo Mounds State Park
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite)
Marker Text Here at the opening of the 18th century stood a village of the Neches Indians. Their name was given to the river and later to a mission, San Francisco de los Neches, established nearby. With the Cherokees, the Neches Indians were expelled from Texas in 1839.

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