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=== Historical Data === | === Historical Data === | ||
One such trail is the Preston Trail, also called the Old Preston Road. The Preston was originally part of an ancient trail that meandered from north to south and extended from parts of Missouri and Ohio southward to Mexico passing through the middle of Texas. The Shawnee tribe utilized the trail for hundreds of years. By 1839 the area then known as the Republic of Texas had a well organized military and began constuction of roads, building military forts along the way to protect settlers from attacks by native Americans in the area. By 1840 the Preston Trail had become known as the Preston Road extending north through Grayson and Collin counties to the small town of Preston, Texas (at present a Ghost town submerged under Lake Texoma). | One such trail is the Preston Trail, also called the Old Preston Road. The Preston was originally part of an ancient trail that meandered from north to south and extended from parts of Missouri and Ohio southward to Mexico passing through the middle of Texas. The Shawnee tribe utilized the trail for hundreds of years. By 1839 the area, then known as the Republic of Texas, had a well organized military and began constuction of roads, building military forts along the way to protect settlers from attacks by native Americans in the area. It was a well known travel route and used by settlers and others as they migrated to the western parts of the United States. By 1840 the Preston Trail had become known as the Preston Road extending north through Grayson and Collin counties to the small town of Preston, Texas (at present a Ghost town submerged under Lake Texoma). | ||
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Texas State Highway 289 follows closely along what was originally called the Preston Trail and the term: "Preston Trail" has been used in the names of several institutions such as the Preston Trail Community Church in Frisco, Texas. | Texas State Highway 289 follows closely along what was originally called the Preston Trail and the term: "Preston Trail" has been used in the names of several institutions such as the Preston Trail Community Church in Frisco, Texas. | ||
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