Grimes County, Texas - Navasota, Texas (Paperback)

Chapters: Navasota, Texas. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 71. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Navasota, Texas - Navasota is located on a bend of the Navasota River, near its junction with the Brazos River at the intersections of Highway 105 and Farm Roads 3090 and 1227. It sits approximately 25 miles south of Bryan-College Station. It is connected to those cities, as well as Waco and Houston, by State Highway 6. The roads to Navasota have always brought legends and intrigue to the region. There are few towns in Texas that can claim such incredible historic and important roads and byways to Texas history, that represent every ethnic group. One trail, called the Bahia Road, was a major artery of culture and commerce for three hundred years. No telling how many eons it served the Indians before the Europeans arrived. Several other important transportation paths converged right here at Navasota as well, before there was a town, and helped to create the need for a village, a ferry, and livery and travelers inns. First Native Americans such as the Caddoes (Bedias), Tonkawas, Coushattas (Koasatis)and Kickapoos used ancient hunting trails, such as the Upper and Lower Coushatti Traces, (basically Hwy 105 and 90) to chase and harvest the buffalo. Later in 1687, Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle blazed through the area right before his fourth and fatal mutiny. The Spanish authorities, led by Gov. Alonso de Leon, came looking for him, concerned about a French intrusion on their territory. De Leon launched one of the largest manhunts in Texas History, carving La Bahia Trail in the process. This trail ultimately connected La Bahia or Matagorda Bay, with east Texas, via the Upper Coushatti trace. Today a historical marker stands on Cedar Creek where it crosses La Salle Street to tell pa...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=135958