American Auto Trail-Burnet’s Grant (Elkhart to Long Lake TX)

This American auto trail begins in Elkhart, Texas, which was named for a Native American who aided the early settlers. From Elkhart, this travel route follows Texas Highway 294 east to U.S. Highways 79 and 84 and the Trinity River. For more of our Auto Trails and Slow Travels guides, available in print or eBook format, use one of the links below: Amazon Lulu Press Follow us on Twitter (X) for video posts or visit our webpage at www.autotrails.net . You can also support this channel by buying me a coffee at the link below: Buy Me A Coffee Camera: Sony Active Camera FDR-X3000 Vehicle: “Poppy” 2014 Fiat 500 Music Credits: For Time to Disappear/Go by Ocean-Ryan McCaffrey Clover 3/Vibe Mountain Future Glider/Brian Bolger Sailing/Telecasted Under The Sun/Everet Almond Sunshine/Telecasted Map Credit: © OpenStreetMap contributors Many map images are courtesy of: David Rumsey Map Collection Endnotes: 1) Johnson, Frank W.; A History of Texas and Texans, Volume 2; The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1916; https://www.google.com/books/edition/... 2) “Letter Department”; The Saints’ Herald, Volume 45, Number 45; November 9, 1898; https://www.google.com/books/edition/... 3) “THC Approves Undertold Marker Topics”; Preservation Texas; https://www.preservationtexas.org/new... 4) Odintz, Mark; “Long Lake, Texas: A Historical Overview of the Rural Community”; Texas State Historical Association; March 1, 1995; https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/e...