Marker Inscription
One of the few spots where pioneer travelers could cross the Pecos River by fording. At Emigrants' Crossing, the deep, treacherous river flows over exposed rock. It is one of only three fords in a 60-mile segment of the stream, and was the one favored by parties migrating in 1849 from the eastern United States to west coast gold fields. Often called the California Emigrants' Crossing, or the Red River Trail crossing, it was also the one used in 1858 by coaches of Butterfield Overland Mail, which had an adobe station and a high-walled adobe corral there. (1972)
About this site
Emigrants' Crossing is a historical marker in Pecos, Reeves County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in Reeves County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 34 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4276, -103.4953 near Pecos. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cole, Mrs. Lillie (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Spanish Explorers, Reeves County-Pecos, Texas, and West of The Pecos Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5389001473. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
