Wayside in Armstrong County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Quanah Parker Trail
Texas Plains Trail Region
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 2, 2020
1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
1874 the Comanche, Kiowa & Cheyenne fought Col Mackenzie & 4th Cavalry Palo Duro Canyon 6 mi NW of Wayside
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith
Erected 2014. (Marker Number 69.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 34° 47.564′ N, 101° 32.729′ W. Marker is in Wayside, Texas, in Armstrong County. It is on Wayside 0.1 miles east of Farm to Market Road 285. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wayside TX 79094, 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 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hamblen Drive (approx. 6.2 miles away); The S.P. Hamblen Family (approx. 9.4 miles away); The Vigo Park Methodist Church (approx. 10.1 miles away); The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon (approx. 10.9 miles away); High Water Mark (approx. 14 miles away); Milo Cemetery (approx. 14.7 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps at Palo Duro Canyon State Park (approx. 15.3 miles away); The Old JA Ranch (approx. 15.9 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Battle of Red River (was approx. 6.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 2, 2020
2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 2, 2020
3. Church close to Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 2, 2020
4. Quanah Parker Trail Marker 69
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 3, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
