Pinto Creek (Texas)
Pinto Creek, formerly known as Piedra Pinto Creek, a tributary to the Rio Grande in Kinney County, Texas. It has its source, at 29°30′53″N 100°24′13″W / 29.51472°N 100.40361°W.[1]
History
[edit]The San Antonio-El Paso Road crossed Piedra Pinto Creek 7.0 miles (11.3 km) west of Fort Clarke. The crossing was 8.86 miles (14.26 km) east of Maverick Creek and 21.47 miles (34.55 km) east of San Felipe Springs.[2] Teamsters, and other travelers and the San Antonio-El Paso Mail and San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line used this crossing as a water stop.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinto Creek
- ^ Table of distances from Texas Almanac, 1859, Book, ca. 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/ accessed November 12, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas
29°07′24″N 100°42′51″W / 29.12333°N 100.71417°W
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