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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)
Route of Old Military Road is a historical marker in Santa Anna, Coleman County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Coleman County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 50 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7312, -99.2479 near Santa Anna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Santa Anna (cemetery), about 3.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Santa Anna Cemetery, Banister, Emma Daugherty, and Banister, John R..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5083004371. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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