Old Evergreen Tree
Lincoln, Lee County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Said to have sheltered in 1714 explorer Louis de St. Denis-- probably first white man ever here. Site of pioneer court trials in 1870's. (1967)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
An old evergreen here is said to have sheltered the French explorer Louis de St. Denis in 1714 as he crossed the region that would become Texas, likely among the first Europeans to pass this way. More than a century and a half later, the same spot served as a site for pioneer court trials in the 1870s. The tree became a landmark linking two distant chapters of frontier history.
Why it matters
Natural landmarks tied to early exploration remind us how European travelers first threaded through the land long before permanent settlement arrived.
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