Marker Inscription
Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Texas A. D. 1918
Historical Marker
King's Highway - El Camino Real (THC #5287008161)
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About this site
King's Highway - El Camino Real is a historical marker in Giddings, Lee County, dedicated in 1918. It is one of 47 historical markers documented in Lee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2296, -97.0736 near Giddings. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ebenezer Lutheran Church (cemetery), about 2.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bluff Creek Baptist Church, King's Highway, and Black Grove.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5287008161. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This Lee County marker near Giddings marks the King's Highway, known as El Camino Real and the Old San Antonio Road, the main Spanish colonial route linking the missions of Texas with Louisiana and Mexico. In 1915 the Texas legislature appropriated funds to survey the road, and from 1915 to 1918 the state and the Daughters of the American Revolution set granite markers along its length at about five-mile intervals.
Sources: hmdb.orgatlas.thc.texas.gov
Also at or near Giddings, Lee County
“King's Highway - El Camino Real” names 2 distinct records in Lee County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1918 in Giddings. The others:
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