KING RAMA V’S INCOGNITO VISIT TO SAMUT SONGKHRAM PROVINCE IN 1904

Abstract

This article presents the result of documentary study, in combination with field surveys,
in tracing the routes and places visited by King RAMA V during his incognito visit to
Samut Songkhram Province in 1904. The result of the study reveals that most of those routes
and places still exist today. Though some minor canals have become shallow or narrower
trespassing and though some places are in a dilapidated state, they still satisfactorily portray
the events that took place during the royal incognito visit. The remaining historic routes and
places play a significant role in local history. Thay are invaluable cultural heritages of Samut
Songkhram Province that should be conserved.