Dimmitt in Castro County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Quanah Parker Trail

Texas Plains Trail Region

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016

1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Inscription. Comanches used Running Water & Frio
Draws in this area as trailways for
hunting & trade with Comancheros
Arrow Sculptor: Charles A Smith

Erected by Local Lions Club. (Marker Number 75.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 34° 33.043′ N, 102° 18.69′ W. Marker is in Dimmitt, Texas, in Castro County. It is on East Bedford Street east of Broadway, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on court house lawn. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dimmitt TX 79027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Castro County Courthouses (within shouting distance of this marker); Shoot-out on Jones Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gilbreath-Cowsert House (approx. half a mile away); Summerfield-Dameron Corner (approx. 5.6 miles away); The J. W. Carter Family and the 7-Up Ranch (approx. 12.9 miles away); Spring Lake Pasture Division of the XIT Ranch (approx. 13 miles away); Prisoner of War Camp Chapel (approx. 13.7 miles away); P.O.W. Camp Chapel (approx. 15 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dimmitt.

Also see . . . Quanah Parker Trail. (Submitted on November 19, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, February 27, 2021

2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Quanah Parker Trail Marker #75 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, February 27, 2021

3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker #75

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on February 28, 2021, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on November 19, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 2, 3. submitted on February 28, 2021, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.