Colony Line Road

Early travel artery. Followed the north boundary line of the Chas. F. Mercer colony, a 6,500-square-mile tract granted to Mercer in 1844 by Sam Houston (President of the Republic of Texas) for purpose of bringing colonists into Texas. Southern half of Hunt County once lay in this pioneer colony. Over the road came ox-wagons from Jefferson to supply stores in Greenville, McKinney, Dallas, Fort Worth and the frontier. Settlers from the Old South traveled it in a steady stream of covered wagons. Highway 24 today traces part of the road.

Colony Line Road is a historical marker in Greenville, Hunt County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 70 historical markers documented in Hunt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 92 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1398, -96.1824 near Greenville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Peniel (historical marker), about 3.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Greenville Building and Loan Association, Katy Depot, and Hunt County's First Railroad.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5231007779. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.