Jefferson Davis Highway Markers

In Austin, I kept passing this marker on South Congress and kept meaning to go back to check it out. Finally did so yesterday and was surprised to see that it is a private marker for the Jefferson Davis Highway and was erected in 1931. That it wasn't on the highway was not too strange. I don't think IH-35 which is a less then a mile away existed in its current form in 1931 so a part of the old route could have come by here.

As seen from South Congress

I have not heard of Jefferson Davis Highway before, nor The United Daughters of the Confederacy. But after a little Googling I was able to find out that the UDC still exists.  The Texas chapter also has a web site and has an excellent page explaining the Texas portion of the Highway and the Markers. They even have photos of all the current markers in Texas, their locations, old brochures and maps. A great find for this (to me) obscure Marker.

 How to find: Marker is located on South Congress Ave, south of William Cannon.

Some additional resources:
Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway in Texas from Texas Chapter of UDC
Map of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway from World Digital Library
Photos of the markers in Texas