The Frisco Trailway
Important in development of Sutton County. 100-mile Market Lane, used 1900-1930. Built by E. F. Tillman (agent, Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway), to move cattle via Fort McKavett and Menard to railhead at Brady. Fenced and 250 feet wide (generally), lane had watered holdover traps every 10 to 15 miles. Marker in memory of Joe B. Ross, historian.
30.5721° N, 100.6436° W
Where to Find It
Courthouse Square, corner of Water and Main Streets Sonora
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NW Sutton County Courthouse Sonora
- <0.1 mi W Colonel John S. Sutton Sonora
- 0.1 mi W Site of Sonora Town Well Sonora
- 0.1 mi SW Old Mercantile Building Sonora
- 0.1 mi NW Sutton County Jail Sonora
- 0.1 mi N The Ike Miers House Sonora