| Marker Number |
3767 |
| Atlas Number |
5211003767 |
| Marker Title |
Old Military Road |
| Index Entry |
Military Road, Old |
| Address |
CR L |
| City |
Canadian |
| County |
Hemphill |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
393542 |
| UTM Northing |
3971941 |
| Subject Codes |
roads |
| Marker Year |
1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
E of Lake Marvin. CR L, 0.3 mi. S of CR K, E side, opposite entrance to Black Kettle National Grassland campground Old Military Road. |
| Private Property |
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| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
(1874 - 1890) One of earliest known Texas Panhandle trails. Flint-pierced mastodon bones show prehistoric men trailed this valley before Indians were here. In 1875, U.S. Army came this way to Fort Elliott, at Mobeetie (30 mi. SW). Mail routes and stagecoaches used this trail, 1878-1890. (1969) |
