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Vicinity of Significant Neighbors Ford Trail

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US 285, N side of Pecos, Pecos, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 26' 21.25421999988", -103° 29' 55.8713600016"
 
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     First wagon road to El Paso from Austin. Opened 1849 by Maj. Robert S. neighbors and Dr. John S. Rip Ford, Texas Rangers and leading statesmen. With Indian guides Jime Shaw (a Delaware) and Guadalupe (a Comanche), they left the Pecos, followed Toyah Creek to Davis Mountains, then went west to the Rio Grande. On the return past Guadalupe Peak, Pecos River and Horsehead Crossing, rations gave out and they ate roasted mescal roots, panther and horse meat. Their route had water and wood and became a great stage, military and emigrant road. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Vicinity of Significant Neighbors Ford Trail Historical Marker Location Map, Pecos, Texas