Marker Inscription
Created 1844 to connect Texas Republic with the United States. Route began in Dallas, to go to Kiomatia Crossing on Red River. Surveyed by Maj. George W. Stell, road was to be 30' wide and clear of tree stumps more than a foot high. Route ran north of land of John H. Loring (1 mi. E of present Ladonia), coming eastward to make abrupt north turn here and push over Sulphur River at crossing named for Isaac Lyday, who came here in 1836. A small segment of the road may still be seen (1972) skirting Lyday Cemetery in the W. D. Wehrmann, Jr. pasture, just east of FM 904, southwest of Dial. (1972)
About this site
Central National Road is a historical marker in Ladonia, Fannin County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Fannin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 262 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.4389, -95.8752 near Ladonia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hockaday Homestead, Site of (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bourland Cemetery, Site of Fort Lyday, and New Harmony Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5147008855. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
