Historic Places: Nolan's Trace, Sabine Parish, Louisiana

Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana, Nashville

& Chicago, The Souther Publishing Company, 1890

Submitted by: Gaytha Thompson










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NOLAN'S TRACE



Nolan's Trace, between Alexandria and San Antonio, parallels the Natchitoches

and San Antonio trace, four miles south.  The great camp ground at Fallen

springs, four miles south of Many, is still remembered as the place where many

murders and robberies were committed, and today searchers come hither to

explore for lost treasures.  There is now in possession of Leo Vandegaer a

part of a silver cross, found by W. g. Lewing, four miles southeast of Many in

1888, and a part of a counterfeiter's outfit found near Carter's Ferry some

years ago.  Where the cross was found ruins of burned buildings are

noticeable.  On every side souvenirs of Spanish occupation are brought to

light, and as years pass by history and fable people the Sabine country with

the extremes of good and bad in the Spanish character.