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1752, Sketch showing the route of the military road from Red River to Austin, General Map Collection

Sketch showing the route of the military road from Red River to Austin

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  • Map/Doc

    1752

  • Collection

    General Map Collection

  • Object Dates

    1840 (Creation Date)

  • People and Organizations

    Wm. G. Cooke (Author)

    William H. Hunt (Surveyor/Engineer)

    H.L. Upshur (Draftsman)

  • Subjects

    Military

  • Height x Width

    33.2 x 13.1 inches

    84.3 x 33.3 cm

  • Medium

    photostat

  • Scale

    10 miles to 1 inch

  • Comments

    Several Indian Villages marked. See maps 166 and 82146 for initial sketches for this map.

  • Features

    Indian Village

    Tahuacana Creek

    Aguila Creek

    Toweash Village

    Lee's Creek

    Navisoto [sic] River

    Lake Shackelford

    Richland Creek

    Chamber's Creek

    Robertson's Creek

    Brazos Bayou

    Indian Trail

    Goodall's Creek

    Camp Creek

    Neill's Lake

    Clendening Creek

    Main Trinidad River

    West Fork of Trinity River

    Houghton's Creek

    Cedar Springs Post on Trinity

    Bird's Battle Ground

    Colorado River

    Austin

    Walnut Creek

    Brushy Creek

    Kinney's Fort

    San Gabriel River

    Opossum Creek

    Lampasis [sic] Creek

    Salado Creek

    King's Fork of Rio Trinidad

    San Leon River

    Little River

    Elm Creek

    Milam

    Cow Creek

    Route Reconnaissance by Engineer

    Rio Bosque

    Waco Village

    Post on Brazos [River]

    Red River

    Pilot Grove

    Gilbert's [house]

    Sulphur Fork [of Red River]

    Coffee's Station

    False Washita [River]

    English's [house]

    Caney Creek

    Warren

    Bois d'Arc River

    Pilot Grove Creek

    Raleigh

    Beal's Ferry

    Jonesboro

    Kiamichi Creek

    Fort Towsen

    Pilot Creek

    Martin's Creek

    Mustang Creek

    Route recommended by Engineer

    Scott's Creek

    Kingsburg

    Skerrett's Creek

    Elm Fork of the Trinity River

    Cooke's Creek

    Bois d'Ark Fork of Trinity River

    Brushey [sic] Bayou

    Sevey's Creek

    Stock's Creek

    Haro Thicket

    Col. Cooke's Route from Austin to Red River

    Col. Cooke's Trail

    Sabine River

    Mineral Creek

    Hornsbey's [sic] Creek

    Holliday's Creek

    Archer's Creek

    Robert's Creek

    Post on Red River

    Chihuahua Road