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Don Joaquin Crossing on Bedias Trail |
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Lufkin vicinity,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 26' 51.2988",
-94° 43' 33.1968"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Used by Indians, explorers, traders and missionaries, this trail ran from Bedias Indian camps on the lower Trinity River to Spanish missions near Nacogdoches. Don Joaquin de Orobio y Basterra, captain of the presidio at La Bahia (present Goliad), led reconnaissance troops along the trail in 1746 and gave his name to the Angelina River crossing. Italian-born trader Vicente Michili owned a large ranch near the crossing before 1800. Bedias Trail was important in Angelina County's development. Railroads and major highways later followed the Trail's route. (1979)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Don Joaquin Crossing on Bedias Trail Historical Marker Location Map, Lufkin vicinity, Texas
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