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Trammel's Trace

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Jefferson, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 44' 12.99662000016", -94° 20' 47.81434999992"
 
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     Traces began as foot paths used by the Indians to mark their trails through wilderness areas. They later were used by surveyors in mapping early land grants. In 1824 Nicholas Trammel (1780-1852), a government scout, began opening up the trace that now bears his name. Trammel's Trace was, for many years, an important route of immigration into Texas. Approximately 180 miles long, it began at Fulton, Arkansas, and continued to Nacogdoches, Texas. Trammel's Trace entered Marion County on its northern boundary and left the county about 3.5 miles south of Jefferson.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Trammel's Trace Historical Marker Location Map, Jefferson, Texas