Site of Camino Real
(The old San Antonio Road) Great thoroughfare of early Texas. Following ancient Indian and buffalo paths, sometimes on same course as 1691 "Trail of the Padres", stretches 1,000 miles from Saltillo, Mexico, to present Louisiana. Highway for explorers, traders, smugglers, adventurers, settlers, armies. Was surveyed about 1800 and given name of "King's Highway". Here, as in some other areas, the modern highway follows historic El Camino Real. Also, in this particular area, El Camino Real marked boundary between the major early 19th century colonies of Stephen F. Austin and Sterling C. Robertson. (1968)
30.4144° N, 96.8097° W
Where to Find It
from Caldwell, SH 21 about 9.4 mi SW to marker, E side of the road, 0.7 mi SW of FM 696
Nearby Markers
- 0.8 mi SW King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road Giddings
- 1.5 mi N Belltown Community Deanville
- 1.7 mi NE An Arm of The Chisholm Cattle Trail Caldwell
- 2.9 mi NE S.P.J.S.T. San Antonio Prairie Cemetery Caldwell
- 3.6 mi E Deanville Denaville
- 3.6 mi E St. John's Lutheran Church Deanville