Marker Inscription
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Historical Marker
Trammel's Trace
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About this site
Trammel's Trace is a historical marker in Henderson, Rusk County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Rusk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.1519, -94.5833 near Henderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ross Family at Pine Hill (cemetery), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Liberty, Bridges, and Blossom Hill United Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5401011076. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Trammel's Trace was an early overland route into Texas from the north, following American Indian trails from the Red River south to Nacogdoches, where it joined the El Camino Real. It is named for Nicholas Trammell, credited with opening the roughly 180-mile trail in the 1810s-1820s; once a smugglers' path, it later became a major immigration road for settlers from Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and beyond. The Rusk County marker near Henderson was placed in 1936.
Sources: tshaonline.orghmdb.org
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