Dug to a depth of 27 feet by slave labor in 1860, the old town well supplied citizens as well as travelers on El Camino Real (The Royal Highway). Restored, complete with sweetgum roller, hand-wrought iron handle and oaken bucket, it is located in the Stripling Drug Building.
Nearest entrance about five miles east on F.M. 353
San Augustine, TX Natural AttractionsSpanish for the Royal Highway, also called Old San Antonio Road, the first "interstate" (actually international) highway system in North America. In this area Texas 21 follows the old route laid out about 1690
San Augustine, TX HistoryAlso known as Dolores Mission, was established 1716 by the Domingo Ramon expedition. Abandoned due to French invasion in 1719; restored in 1721 and became headquarters for Zacatecan missions in East Texas. Abandoned 1773
San Augustine, TX MissionsDug to a depth of 27 feet by slave labor in 1860, the old town well supplied citizens as well as travelers on El Camino Real (The Royal Highway)
San Augustine, TX ArtifactsNearest entrance about 11 miles south on Texas 147
San Augustine, TX National AttractionsParallels a clear, spring-fed stream among large magnolia, white oak, maple, holly, dogwood and other forest species, all ide...
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When C.M. "Dad" Joiner struck oil here on Oct. 3, 1930, this sparsely populated farming community became a bustling boomtown....
Three square blocks in the heart of old downtown centering around the 1896 Ginocchio Hotel, one of the state's finest example...
Started in 1938 as backyard menagerie; now features more than 2,000 endangered and beautiful wildlife from Africa, North Amer...