Historical Marker

Early Indian Trails

Livingston · Polk County · Dedicated 1968 · THC Atlas #5373010400

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Marker Inscription

From 1830 to 1840 five Indian trails (some several centuries old) crossed Polk County. The Coushatta and Alabama tribes started two trails and also traveled Long King's, Kickapoo, and Battise traces. These routes helped settlers map roads; modern highways follow the trails in places. (1968)

About this site

Early Indian Trails is a historical marker in Livingston, Polk County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Polk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.7125, -94.9379 near Livingston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Locomotive No. 5 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William Keenan & Nancy Elizabeth McCardell House, First State Bank of Livingston, and Sawyer House, the.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5373010400. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 30.7125, -94.9379 · Livingston, Polk County
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