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

Quanah Parker Trail

Texas Plains Trail Region

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 16, 2016

1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Inscription. The legacy of Quanah Parker and
Charles Goodnight is that former
enemies can become good friends

Arrow Sculptor: Charles A. Smith

Erected 2013. (Marker Number 55.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 35° 1.889′ N, 101° 11.02′ W. Marker is in Goodnight, Texas, in Armstrong County. It can be reached from County Route 25 0.2 miles south of U.S. 287. The marker is near the entrance to the Charles Goodnight Historical Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarendon TX 79226, 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

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8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Old Goodnight Ranch (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles Goodnight (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town of Goodnight (approx. 0.4 miles away); Goodnight College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dugout of W. M. Dye (approx. 11.2 miles away); Armstrong County (approx. 11.3 miles away); Dr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Warner (approx. 11.3 miles away); Route of Coronado Expedition (approx. 11.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goodnight.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 16, 2016

2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Marker is at base of arrow.

Quanah Parker Trail Arrow image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 16, 2016

3. Quanah Parker Trail Arrow

Quanah Parker Trail Marker Number and Sculptor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 29, 2020

4. Quanah Parker Trail Marker Number and Sculptor

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,502 times since then and 121 times this year. Last updated on June 15, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 14, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4. submitted on June 15, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.