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Route of Old Military Road

Santa Anna, Coleman County

Marker Text

Opened in 1850s for supply trains and cavalry travel along line of U.S. forts from Belknap on the Brazos to Fort Mason and to Fort Clark near the Rio Grande. Along this road passed great men, including Col. Robert E. Lee, later (1861-65) general of Confederate forces in the Civil War. (1972)

Marker Details

Address US 67 / US 84
Location Description 3 miles east of Santa Anna on US 67/84. Marker reported missing Jul. 2021.
Marker # 4371
Dedicated 1972
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code roads; military topics
Latitude, Longitude 31.731186, -99.247841

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