Canadian River Trails

Trade, exploration and hunting trails along the Canadian are older than recorded history-old when used 1541 by Spaniard Coronado hunting golden cities of Cibola. Route in 1840 for Josiah Gregg and 34 Missouri men with goods worth $25,000 headed for trade in Santa Fe. Used by 1849 parties escorted by U.S. Army Captain R. B. Marcy on way to California gold rush. Hunters, cattlemen, settlers used Canadian River trails in 1870s and 80s, as Panhandle was opened to civilization. River's name,"Canadian," came from Spanish for "boxed-in." (1966)

Canadian River Trails is a historical marker in Canadian, Hemphill County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Hemphill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 33 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 35.9234, -100.3768 near Canadian. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hemphill County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Robert R. Young, Tom T. McGee, and Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5211000697. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.