The Orcoquisac Road

When Spain established a mission and presidio on the lower Trinity River in 1755, they needed a reliable, known road with which to supply it from La Bahia and San Antonio.  This road was known as the Orcoquisac Road after its destination on the Trinity.  The road ran from near modern Round Top in Fayette County, nearly due east through northern Austin, Waller and Harris Counties to cross the San Jacinto River at the town of that name, and reach the Trinity near Liberty, north of the Orcoquisac complex at Wallisville.  The road was extensively used for over a decade, but was abandoned when the Orcoquisac complex was closed and abandoned in 1771.

The Orcoquisac Road