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Preston Road

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6000 Preston Rd., Dallas, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 50' 30.321744", -96° 48' 14.187384"
 
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    Named for Ft. Preston, built 1841 at best ford on upper Red River (N. of here). Followed pre-Columbian Indian trail. staked out road to fort from Austin. Preston Road later served as cattle trail from ford of Trinity River at Dallas to Oklahoma Border.

This page last updated: 7/29/2010 17:19:06

Preston Road Historical Marker Location Map, Dallas, Texas