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The historic trail ran from the capitol and central Viceroyalty of New Spain—present day Mexico City—winding through Saltillo, Monterrey, Laredo (on the modern Texas border), San Antonio, and Nacogdoches, before reaching the Louisiana border at the Sabine River. The river crossing was a ferry, in use since around 1795, as the Chabanan Ferry.
1873 Map of Chisholm Trail with Subsidiary Trails in Texas (from Kansas Historical Society). The Chisholm Trail (/ˈt͡ʃɪzəm/ CHIZ-əm) was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in southern Texas, crossed the Red River into Indian Territory, and ended at Kansas rail stops.
The Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge Paddlings Trail is a water trail that is a 6-7 mile long loop that can take around 2-3 hours to float through. This section of the West Fork of the Trinity River is located between Eagle Mountain Lake dam and Lake Worth (Texas). [5]
Jesse Chisholm. Jesse Chisholm (circa 1805 - March 4, 1868) was a Scotch-Cherokee fur trader and merchant in the American West. Chisholm is known for having scouted and developed what became known as the Chisholm Trail, later used to drive cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas in the post-Civil War period.
River Bend Nature Center (Texas) Wichita Falls: Wichita: North Texas: website, 18 acres River Legacy Nature Center: Arlington: Tarrant: North Texas: website, adjacent 1,300-acre River Legacy Parks Riverside Nature Center: Kerrville: Kerr: Texas Hill Country: 9 acres, arboretum with wildlife and native plant sanctuary, located on the Guadalupe ...
The Old San Antonio Road was a historic roadway located in the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana.Parts of it were based on traditional Native American trails. Its Texas terminus was about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Eagle Pass at the Rio Grande in Maverick County, and its northern terminus was at Natchitoches, Louisiana.
“It’s a legacy project. It’s awesome.” The property is expected to be used for walking trails, hiking trails, nature observation areas, wildlife preservation and potential river access.
Preston Trail became part of the first official Texas military road in 1839. In the autumn that year, Albert Sidney Johnston (who was at that time the Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas) sent soldiers under the command of Colonel William Gordon Cooke to build a road from the Brazos River to the Red River and establish frontier forts to protect settlers from Indian attacks.