Details for Scyene Road, Old

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006880

Data

Marker Number 6880
Atlas Number 5113006880
Marker Title Scyene Road, Old
Index Entry Scyene Road, Old
Address
City Dallas
County Dallas
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 720310
UTM Northing 3629516
Subject Codes roads
Marker Year 1977
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 9500 Blk. Scyene Rd. at Belle Starr Dr.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Once a buffalo trail, Scyene Road was one of the earliest roads in Dallas County. It linked the community of Scyene with Dallas, one day's journey by wagon to the west, and with Jefferson and Shreveport to the east. Named for a town in ancient Egypt, Scyene was settled in the 1840s and 1850s. During the 1870s, Belle Starr and other outlaws, including Jesse James, lived here and traveled this road. A thriving town with a post office, stores, school, and churches, Scyene declined after it was bypassed by the Texas & Pacific Railroad in 1872.

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