Historic trail exhibit runs through Depot Museum

The Elgin Historical Association and the Elgin Depot Museum have teamed up with El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association to display their traveling “History, People and Places” exhibit from August 5 through September 23.

Focus points of the exhibit include how the Camino trail supported the American Revolution through cattle drives, its influence on settlement patterns throughout Texas and sites to see along the path today. Camino’s beginnings as American Indian footpaths are looked at, along with how the trail was traveled and adapted during Spanish exploration.

Added to the National Trails System in 2004, El Camino Real de los Tejas commemorates historic routes extending from the U.S. – Mexico border at the Rio Grande through the Spanish province of Texas at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The period of its historic significance ranges from 1680 to 1845, with sites in Travis County, Bastrop State Park, Apache Pass, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Rancheria Grande.

The museum is located at 14 Depot Square in downtown Elgin, open Friday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, visit elcaminotrail. org.