Las Boregas Camp Site

Las Boregas Creek formed the eastern boundary of the 1794 Spanish land grant to Juan Ignacio Pifermo, making this grant the oldest in Sabine County. El Camino de los Tejas, a portion of El Camino Real - the main road into Spanish Texas - cost the creek near this point. During the Spanish colonial period, a well-known campsite developed near the creek. A Spanish army post was also established upstream to protect settlers and travel c. 1800. The name of the creek is possibly a misspelling of Borregas, meaning "lambs less than a year old." According to this journal, impresario Stephen F. Austin, the "Father of Texas," spent his first night in Texas on "Boreg Creek" on July 16, 1821. (2008)

Las Boregas Camp Site is a historical marker in Milam, Sabine County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Sabine County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4307, -93.8554 near Milam. The nearest cataloged historic site is C. A. Nethery & Sons General Merchandise (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Weatherred Family, Milam, and Milam.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5403011039. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.