DANNYROTH
06-11-2006, 09:48 PM
:giveup: Let's change the date and day, again, to Sunday, July 2.
OK, a little more notice this time. Would like to explore a tentative route I mapped out. Although we will be on hard surface quite a bit, we also will be on some pretty rough unpaved sections. This might include visiting the following sites:
Site of Old Peach Tree Village
Marker Title: Site of Old Peach Tree Village
City: Chester
County: Tyler
Year Marker Erected: 1966
Marker Location: FM 2097 2.5 mi N of US 287
Marker Text: In the early 19th century, the Alabama Indians -- then a large tribe -- made their headquarters on this site, and called their village "Ta-Ku-La," which meant "Peach Tree." Two trails blazed by early pioneers crossed here. A north-south trail came from Anahuac on the Gulf of Mexico, over the Neches River, leading onward to Nacogdoches; The other ran east-west from Opelousas, Louisiana, through what is now Moscow, to present Huntsville, then west to San Antonio. Other trails diverged from this: to the Galveston Bay area, San Felipe de Austin, and Goliad. The crossing of the trails made this a trading center of importance. With the coming of white settlers, the Alabama Indians withdrew, and the remnant of that tribe is now located about 15 miles south -- occupying the only Indian reservation in Texas. In Old Peach Tree village, some historic homes are marked. It is also site of the Kirby museum, founded by John Henry Kirby (1860-1940), who was born here, and whose career included service as a legislator, as well as leadership in lumbering, banking, oil development and railroad building.
Fort Teran, Site of
Marker Title: Fort Teran, Site of
City: Chester
County: Tyler
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Marker Location: This marker is only accessible w/4 wheel drive but has been reported as in good shape and is located on TDOT map. 11 mi NE of Chester FM 1745.
coordinates are 31 01 43 N 94 28 04 W
Fort Teran Park
Marker Title: Fort Teran Park
City: Colmesneil
County: Tyler
Year Marker Erected: 1968
Marker Location: Not able to access without 4 X 4
Marker Text: Named a historical site by the Texas Centennial Committee, 1936--101 years after closing of fort. Park was donated in 1966 to Tyler County Historical Survey Committee by Mrs. Winnie Wilson in memory of her husband, S. Earl Wilson, who preserved fort site.
Start at the Moscow Park, US Hwy 59 and FM 350. Sunday, June 18, 10 a.m.
Tentative end: Sam Rayburn Dam, Jasper County 3 p.m.
PM me if you are interested.
Danny
OK, a little more notice this time. Would like to explore a tentative route I mapped out. Although we will be on hard surface quite a bit, we also will be on some pretty rough unpaved sections. This might include visiting the following sites:
Site of Old Peach Tree Village
Marker Title: Site of Old Peach Tree Village
City: Chester
County: Tyler
Year Marker Erected: 1966
Marker Location: FM 2097 2.5 mi N of US 287
Marker Text: In the early 19th century, the Alabama Indians -- then a large tribe -- made their headquarters on this site, and called their village "Ta-Ku-La," which meant "Peach Tree." Two trails blazed by early pioneers crossed here. A north-south trail came from Anahuac on the Gulf of Mexico, over the Neches River, leading onward to Nacogdoches; The other ran east-west from Opelousas, Louisiana, through what is now Moscow, to present Huntsville, then west to San Antonio. Other trails diverged from this: to the Galveston Bay area, San Felipe de Austin, and Goliad. The crossing of the trails made this a trading center of importance. With the coming of white settlers, the Alabama Indians withdrew, and the remnant of that tribe is now located about 15 miles south -- occupying the only Indian reservation in Texas. In Old Peach Tree village, some historic homes are marked. It is also site of the Kirby museum, founded by John Henry Kirby (1860-1940), who was born here, and whose career included service as a legislator, as well as leadership in lumbering, banking, oil development and railroad building.
Fort Teran, Site of
Marker Title: Fort Teran, Site of
City: Chester
County: Tyler
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Marker Location: This marker is only accessible w/4 wheel drive but has been reported as in good shape and is located on TDOT map. 11 mi NE of Chester FM 1745.
coordinates are 31 01 43 N 94 28 04 W
Fort Teran Park
Marker Title: Fort Teran Park
City: Colmesneil
County: Tyler
Year Marker Erected: 1968
Marker Location: Not able to access without 4 X 4
Marker Text: Named a historical site by the Texas Centennial Committee, 1936--101 years after closing of fort. Park was donated in 1966 to Tyler County Historical Survey Committee by Mrs. Winnie Wilson in memory of her husband, S. Earl Wilson, who preserved fort site.
Start at the Moscow Park, US Hwy 59 and FM 350. Sunday, June 18, 10 a.m.
Tentative end: Sam Rayburn Dam, Jasper County 3 p.m.
PM me if you are interested.
Danny