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Higgins in Lipscomb 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, August 1, 2020
1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Inscription.

Comanche, Kiowa & Cheyenne Indians frequented E.E. Polly's stations in era of 1874-75 Red River War
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith (Marker Number 26.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesIndustry & CommerceWars, US Indian.
 
Location. 36° 7.019′ N, 100° 1.877′ W. Marker is in Higgins, Texas, in Lipscomb County. It is on US 60 0 miles west of Cedar Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Higgins TX 79046, 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 4 other markers are within 2 miles of
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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Higgins (a few steps from this marker); Will Rogers (a few steps from this marker); Higgins Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Lipscomb County (approx. 1.7 miles away).
 
Quanah Parker Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 1, 2020
2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Quanah Parker Trail Marker 26 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 1, 2020
3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker 26
Quanah Parker Trail Marker near two other markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 1, 2020
4. Quanah Parker Trail Marker near two other markers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 10, 2026