Benjamin in Knox County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Quanah Parker Trail

Texas Plains Trail Region

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017

1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Inscription. Comanches, Kiowas & Apaches used a
well-marked trail over “The Narrows”
that US 82/SH 114 follows today
Arrow Sculptor: Charles A. Smith

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical date for this entry is February 23, 1911.

Location. 33° 35.053′ N, 99° 47.462′ W. Marker is in Benjamin, Texas, in Knox County. It is at the intersection of East Hayes Street (U.S. 82) and North Bedford Street, on the right when traveling west on East Hayes Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Benjamin TX 79505, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

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 Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Knox County (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Settlement in Knox County / L – Ranch (about 600 feet away); Original Old Rock Courthouse Cornerstone (about 800 feet away); Pleasant C. Sams (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Narrows (approx. 4.3 miles away); Brazos River Bridge (approx. 5.9 miles away); Sunset Consolidated Rural School District (approx. 10.4 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benjamin.

Also see . . . Quanah Parker Trail. A 22-foot-tall steel arrow by artist Charles A. Smith marks sites where the Comanches, and their last chief, Quanah Parker, hunted, traded, lived, traveled, and fought. (Submitted on July 5, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017

2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017

3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.