Details for Old Chihuahua Road
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5493003704
Data
| Marker Number | 3704 |
| Atlas Number | 5493003704 |
| Marker Title | Old Chihuahua Road |
| Index Entry | Chihuahua Road, Old |
| Address | US 87 |
| City | La Vernia |
| County | Wilson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 585918 |
| UTM Northing | 3247727 |
| Subject Codes | immigration; roads |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | In front of City Hall, US 87, La Vernia. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | Mexican cart road from central Mexico to Texas Coast at Indianola. Route of marauding Indians as well as Alsatian, German, Polish, Irish immigrants seeking freedom in New World. After 1835 was important in gold and silver exporting; in 1850s for army travel. (1967) |