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(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)
Old Military Road is a historical marker in Canadian, Hemphill County, dedicated in 1969. 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 35.8860, -100.1794 near Canadian. The nearest cataloged historic site is 133 Yards East to Site of Historic Cottonwood (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area, Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Battle, and Anvil Park Ranch.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5211003767. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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