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

Quanah Parker Trail

Texas Plains Trail Region

 
 
Quanah Parker Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 13, 2020
1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Inscription.

Quanah and the Comanche followed Blackwater Draw an ancient trail the wind erased through time

Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith
 
Erected 2013. (Marker Number 48.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 34° 14.314′ N, 102° 44.817′ W. Marker is in Muleshoe, Texas, in Bailey County. It is on Taylor Street north of West American Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Muleshoe TX 79347, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains. 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 Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Muleshoe Ranch Cookhouse
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Bailey County (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Founding of Bailey County (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Mule (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Hurley (approx. 2.2 miles away); Harden A. Douglass (approx. 3½ miles away); Bailey County Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); XIT Ranch South Line (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Muleshoe.
 
Quanah Parker Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 13, 2020
2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Quanah Parker Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 13, 2020
3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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