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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.
Neches Indian Village is a historical marker in Alto, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5954, -95.1505 near Alto. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mound Prairie (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Zebulon Pike Campsite, Weeping Mary Community, and Site of the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006860. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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