Yegua Creek
SH 36, Somerville, TX, USA
Texas, USA
MARKER
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EST. 1826
EST. 1826
1690
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Yegua Creek.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as listed at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Yegua Creek
Yegua Creek was named by Spanish explorers in 1690 and later relabeled Yegua, Spanish for mare, on an 1822 map by Stephen F. Austin. Colonist John P. Coles built a mill on the creek in 1826, and it was designated a county boundary in 1837. The waterway later fed the reservoir created at Lake Somerville in 1967.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Yegua Creek
In 1690 the Spanish gave the name "San Francisco" to this 62-mile Brazos River tributary; but on an 1822 map, Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas", marked it "Yegua", Spanish for "mare". Mustang mares and foals then grazed among the Indians on the timbered creek. In 1826, colonist John P. Coles built a mill on the stream. A measure signed in 1837 by Texas President Sam Houston made the Yegua a county boundary. Floods often devastated the area until Lake Somerville harnessed Yegua's waters in 1967. Now a recreation area, the lake and creek benefit crops, wild life, and vacationers. (1976) Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5051008658
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