The Double File Trail

Laid out about 1828 by Delaware Indians, "The Double File Trail" got its name because two horsemen could ride it side by side. The Delawares carved this trace migrating ahead of expanding white settlements. They moved from what they called "the Redlands" in East Texas to Mexico near present Nuevo Laredo. Of the 200 to 250 families reported in East Texas in the 1820s, only about 150 remained after the move. Early sites in Williamson County were settled where this trail crossed waterways. Texas Rangers and the Santa Fe Expedition also traveled the track. (1978)

The Double File Trail is a historical marker in Georgetown, Williamson County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 241 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 448 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.6451, -97.5925 near Georgetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texan Santa Fe Expedition (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mankins Crossing, David Sackville Cooke, and Ischy Family Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5491009049. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.