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

Yellowhouse Canyon

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017

1. Yellowhouse Canyon Marker

Inscription. Known to Spanish explorers of the 17th and 18th centuries - Described by Albert Pike who visited the region in 1832 - The last battle in Lubbock County between White buffalo hunters and the red men who had called the plains their own occurred on this site in 1877

Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 14862.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 33° 35.562′ N, 101° 50.131′ W. Marker is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County. It is on Cesar E. Chavez Drive 0.2 miles north of Parkway Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lubbock TX 79401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American Great Plains,

specifically on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High 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 walking distance of this marker: Forks of the Brazos (approx. 0.4 miles away); Prairie Dog Town (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Ranald Slidell Mackenzie (approx. half a mile away); Migrant Labor Camps of Lubbock County (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building (approx. 0.7 miles away);

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Mackenzie Scout Trail (approx. ¾ mile away); Nicolett Hotel (approx. ¾ mile away); A Tribute to Cotton (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lubbock.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017

2. Yellowhouse Canyon Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017

3. Yellowhouse Canyon Marker

View south on Cesar E. Chavez Drive.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,119 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.