Marker Inscription
First wagon road to El Paso from Austin. Opened 1849 by Maj. Robert S. neighbors and Dr. John S. "Rip" Ford, Texas Rangers and leading statesmen. With Indian guides Jime Shaw (a Delaware) and Guadalupe (a Comanche), they left the Pecos, followed Toyah Creek to Davis Mountains, then went west to the Rio Grande. On the return past Guadalupe Peak, Pecos River and Horsehead Crossing, rations gave out and they ate roasted mescal roots, panther and horse meat. Their route had water and wood and became a great stage, military and emigrant road. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.
About this site
Neighbors-Ford Trial, Vicinity of Significant is a historical marker in Pecos, Reeves County, dedicated in 1966. 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 31.4409, -103.4989 near Pecos. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pioneer Graveyard (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame, Emigrants' Crossing, and Cole, Mrs. Lillie.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5389005648. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
