Yegua Creek

In 1690 the Spanish gave the name "San Francisco" to this 62-mile Brazos River tributary; but on an 1822 map, Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas", marked it "Yegua", Spanish for "mare". Mustang mares and foals then grazed among the Indians on the timbered creek. In 1826, colonist John P. Coles built a mill on the stream. A measure signed in 1837 by Texas President Sam Houston made the Yegua a county boundary. Floods often devastated the area until Lake Somerville harnessed Yegua's waters in 1967. Now a recreation area, the lake and creek benefit crops, wild life, and vacationers. (1976)

Yegua Creek is a historical marker in Somerville, Burleson County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Burleson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.3270, -96.5113 near Somerville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Graveyard Crossing at Somerville Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Site of the Somerville Harvey House, 1906 Reunion of Hood's Texas Brigade, and Somerville.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5051008658. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.