Dallas-Shreveport Road

A trail established by Caddoan Native Americans and later used by French traders who traversed this area is known today as the Dallas-Shreveport Road. The trail emerged in the mid-1830s as a main route into North Texas for emigrants and cargo from the river port of Shreveport, Louisiana. Van Zandt County's first courthouse was built along the route at Jordan's Saline in 1848. Used extensively for troop movements during the Civil War the route remained active with emigrants and ox teams into the 1900s. The route has greatly influenced settlement patterns in this area. (1995)

Dallas-Shreveport Road is a historical marker in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 169 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7014, -95.9917 near Wills Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is County Seat War (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fin & Feather Hunting and Fishing Club, White Rose Cemetery, and McKain Family Home.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011395. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.