Near Lawton in Comanche County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Chief Stumbling Bear Pass

Photographed by Duane Hall, September 30, 2017

1. Chief Stumbling Bear Pass Marker

Inscription. Kiowa Chief Stumbling Bear who signed the Medicine Lodge Treaty, 1867, founded the first permanent settlement on Canyon Creek, southwest of here. First Government-built houses for Indians were erected in the settlement, 1877.

Erected 1967 by Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 34° 48.434′ N, 98° 31.472′ W. Marker is near Lawton, Oklahoma, in Comanche County. It is on State Highway 58 0.7 miles north of NW Wolf Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lawton OK 73507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Kiowa Tribe,

in the Comanche Nation,

and in Southwest Oklahoma.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

the Comanchería,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ferguson House (approx. 7.8 miles away); The New Deal Comes to the Refuge (approx. 7.8 miles away); Historic Homesteads (approx. 7.8 miles away); Ancient Natural Refuge (approx. 7.8 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps and Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (approx. 8.7 miles away); Cpt Riley L. Pitts (approx. 10.9 miles away); Camp Doniphan (approx. 11 miles away); Quinette Crossing (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawton.

View to North Along State Highway 58 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, September 30, 2017

2. View to North Along State Highway 58

View to South Along State Highway 58 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, September 30, 2017

3. View to South Along State Highway 58

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2017, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 961 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2017, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.