Route of Marcy Trail

This overland route, blazed in 1849 by energetic and efficient Army Captain R. B. Marcy, was best known as part of the California gold trail. Starting in Oklahoma, Marcy led an expedition across the Texas Panhandle and back through central West Texas. Both of the wagon roads he laid out served the emigrant traffic. In 1853, this section was planned as part of the route for the first transcontinental railroad in America, but the Civil War shifted sentiment to northern routes. Its importance declined after the railroad came through this county, 1887. (1969)

Route of Marcy Trail 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 35.8026, -100.4109 near Canadian. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic Trails (historical marker), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gen. Nelson Miles Expedition (Headquarters Dugout), Mary B. Isaacs, and First Church Bell.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5211004369. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.