Preston Road
Named for Ft. Preston; built 1841 at best ford on upper Red River (N. of here). Followed pre-Columbian Indian trail. Republic of Texas staked out road to fort from Austin. "Preston Road" later served as cattle trail from ford of Trinity River at Dallas to Oklahoma border. (1968)
32.8358° N, 96.8055° W
Where to Find It
Highland Park Village shopping center. On exterior wall of Lela Rose.
Nearby Markers
- 0.4 mi S Flippen Homestead and the Founding of Highland Park Dallas
- 1.1 mi S Stephen J. Hay School Dallas
- 1.1 mi E Highland Park Methodist Church Dallas
- 1.1 mi E Highland Park Methodist Church Building Dallas
- 1.2 mi E Mark and Maybelle Lemmon House Dallas
- 1.3 mi NE Martin Luther King Jr. at SMU Dallas