Huff Wagon Train Route
January 4 - 28, 2005
Starting at Soccoro Mission, near El Paso, Texas
Ending at the Glennwood Cemetary, Houston, Texas, burial site of William Huff
The students and guest students from local Texas schools will travel by wagon and car and camp across Texas. They will compare their observations to the diary of William Huff along the way.
Notable stops:
- Soccoro Mission
- Hueco Tanks
- Cornudas del Alamo (Thorn's Well)
- Pecos River
- 49'er Trail
- Marlboro Canyon
- Fort McKavett
- Presidio at San Saba ruins
- Sauer-Beckmann Farms/LBJ State Park
- Ceremony at the Capitol, Austin -- January 25
- Sea Center Texas
- Ceremeny at the graveside of William Huff, where the diaries will be turned over to his descendants -- January 27
Credits:
This educational project is a partnership venture of Madera Unified School District, Madera, California; the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; the Texas Historical Commission; and the many generous and gracious communities along the route.