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Site of Old Peach Tree Village

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Chester, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 56' 44.65907999988", -94° 36' 49.60568999988"
 
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     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.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Site of Old Peach Tree Village Historical Marker Location Map, Chester, Texas