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A trail established by Caddoan Native Americans and later used by French traders who traversed this area became known as the Dallas-Shreveport Road. In the mid-1830s, it emerged as a main route into North Texas for emigrants and cargo from the river port of Shreveport, Louisiana. Van Zandt County's first courthouse was built along the route at Jordan's Saline in 1848. The road was used extensively for troop movements during the Civil War and remained active with emigrants and ox teams into the 1900s. It greatly influenced settlement patterns in this area.
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Wills Point, Texas · United States
