The bridge at Mineola

Texas · United States · Bridge

The chief learned an attack was coming and sent the women and children away from his men. The attackers had counted on him doing exactly that.

The story attached to this bridge in the hills of east Texas concerns the killing of Native people by white settlers.

The chief learned that an attack was planned and separated the women and children from his men, believing they would be safer apart.

The attackers had anticipated it. The chief and his men were killed among the big trees by the bridge.

What happened to the women and children is the rest of the account.

No specific incident is documented at this location, and the story should be read as local legend. What it sits on top of is not legend. East Texas was cleared of its Native inhabitants through a sustained campaign in the 1830s and 1840s, and the Republic of Texas pursued expulsion as policy. The Cherokee were driven out of this region entirely after a battle in 1839.

The bridge is on a rural road.

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Where is The bridge at Mineola located?

The bridge at Mineola is in Texas, United States.