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The End of the Trail (MISSING!) LbNA #22128 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Boots Tex
Plant date:May 11, 2006
Location:
City:Cleveland
County:San Jacinto
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: Silver Eagle
Last found:Mar 29, 2007
Status:FFFFFFFFa
Last edited:May 11, 2006
****This letterbox has been confirmed missing. Please don't let that stop you from finding "Turtle Stampede" on down the trail, though. It's worth the walk.****

The Lone Star Hiking trail begins at the extreme western edge of the Sam Houston National Forest near Richards, Texas. If you walked its entire length, 128 miles later you would reach the end of the trail at its eastern end on FM 1725, near Montague Church, close to Cleveland, Texas.
In 1894, when James Earle Fraser completed the model for his famous statue called “The End of the Trail”, many viewed Native Americans as part of the past, a vanishing race with no place in the twentieth century. This lone figure on his weary horse is one of the most recognized symbols of the American West. Today, it is viewed by many as a reverent memorial to a great and valiant people. To some Native Americans, however, it is viewed as a reminder of defeat and subjugation. The plaster sculpture, after some 48 years of neglect, was rescued in 1968 by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum and restored to its original magnificence. Today, it is a focal point of the museum, located in Oklahoma City.

Directions:
From Houston, take U.S. 59 North to Cleveland. Exit at S.H. 105 and turn left under Hwy. 59. Go about 1/2 mile to FM 1725 and turn right. Go 5.2 miles and look for the parking area for the Lone Star Trail on your right. If you get to Montague Church, you’ve gone too far. Park your car here. This is Parking Lot #15 - Winters Bayou.

To the box:
Go through the hiker’s gate and immediately look for a large Loblolly Pine tree on your left. This tree is located on the barbed wire fence line and the wire goes through the tree. Behind the tree, to your left, you will find the box hanging on the top strand. Be sure to rehook it on the barb so that it stays out of sight of the trail. Please follow normal precautions.

Also look for Lone Star Quilter’s “Turtle Stampede: Quilt Block Series No. 6” on this trail.