Marker Inscription
Once a buffalo trail, Scyene Road was one of the earliest roads in Dallas County. It linked the community of Scyene with Dallas, one day's journey by wagon to the west, and with Jefferson and Shreveport to the east. Named for a town in ancient Egypt, Scyene was settled in the 1840s and 1850s. During the 1870s, Belle Starr and other outlaws, including Jesse James, lived here and traveled this road. A thriving town with a post office, stores, school, and churches, Scyene declined after it was bypassed by the Texas & Pacific Railroad in 1872.
About this site
Scyene Road, Old is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7633, -96.6583 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Scyene Meeting Place (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Abraham Carver Cemetery, Albert Carver Cemetery, and Pleasant Mound "Public" Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006880. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
