Details for Route of Old Military Road

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5083004371

Data

Marker Number 4371
Atlas Number 5083004371
Marker Title Route of Old Military Road
Index Entry
Address US 67 / US 84
City Santa Anna
County Coleman
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 476522
UTM Northing 3510667
Subject Codes roads; military topics
Marker Year 1972
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 3 miles east of Santa Anna on US 67/84. Marker reported missing Jul. 2021.
Private Property No
Marker Condition Missing
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Opened in 1850s for supply trains and cavalry travel along line of U.S. forts from Belknap on the Brazos to Fort Mason and to Fort Clark near the Rio Grande. Along this road passed great men, including Col. Robert E. Lee, later (1861-65) general of Confederate forces in the Civil War. (1972)

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