Chihuahua Trail

This is route of an old Indian road, often path for Apache and Comanche depredations in Texas. Passed Castroville, Uvalde, Horsehead crossing on the Pecos; went through Presidio into northern Mexico. In some stretches, water holes were 40 miles apart. Men chewed boots, to slake thirst. At smell of water, oxen ran. Texans' commercial use began in 1835. Leather, silver, other metals came here over the road in big-wheel Mexican carts. On south to seaports went some of the goods. In the Civil War, the route brought rope, hats, shoes, salt and other goods to Texas.

Chihuahua Trail is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.4091, -98.5875 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Moses Lapham (historical marker), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Kelly No. 2 Flight Line, San Fernando Cem No 2, and Lydia Mendoza.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029012645. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.