Wheeler in Wheeler County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Quanah Parker Trail
Texas Plains Trail Region
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Wheeler lies in the heart of the buffalo hunting area for the Kiowa, Comanche and Cheyenne Indians
Arrow Sculptor: Charles A. Smith
Erected 2011. (Marker Number 20.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 35° 26.711′ N, 100° 16.547′ W. Marker is in Wheeler, Texas, in Wheeler County. It is at the intersection of West Oklahoma Avenue and North Mobeetie Street, on the right when traveling west on West Oklahoma Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wheeler TX 79096, 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 Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wheeler County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wheeler County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wheeler County Jail (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Millie Porter House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wheeler Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Custer on the Sweetwater (approx. 3.1 miles away); Old Rock House (approx. 9 miles away); Rock School (approx. 9½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeler.
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Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
