The Double File Trail

The Double File Trail

Texas Historical Commission Marker Number: 9049

Year Dedicated:  1978

Marker Size: 18″ x 28″

The Double File Trail, Georgetown Photo Courtesy Nancy Bell January 2017

The Double File Trail, Georgetown Photo Courtesy Nancy Bell April 2019

Marker Text: 

Laid out about 1828 by Delaware Indians, “The Double File Trail” got its name because two horsemen could ride it side by side. The Delawares carved this trace migrating ahead of expanding white settlements. They moved from what they called “The Redlands” in East Texas to Mexico near present Nuevo Laredo. Of the 200 to 250 families reported in East Texas in the 1820s, only about 150 remained after the move. Early sites in Williamson County were settled where this trail crossed waterways. Texas Rangers and the Santa Fe Expedition also traveled the track.     (1978)

Address: 6251 E SH 29

Primary City: Georgetown

Secondary Town(s): none

Additional Information: between 2 oak trees at road side on N side

Latitude: 30.6451
Longitude: -97.5925

Verified Location:  Verified 1/0/2017      2 markers side by side