Borger in Hutchinson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Quanah Parker Trail
Texas Plains Trail Region
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 15, 2016
1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Battles at Adobe Walls near here: Comanches & Allied Tribes 1864
Quanah Parker & Allied Tribes 1874
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith (Marker Number 38.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 35° 40.338′ N, 101° 23.383′ W. Marker is in Borger, Texas, in Hutchinson County. It is on North Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 618 North Main Street, Borger TX 79007, 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 walking distance of this marker: Borger 1929 Jail (a few steps from this marker); Grand Hotel and Grand Hardware Building (a few steps from this marker); Cable-tool drilling rig used by the Gulf Oil Corp. (within shouting distance of this marker); Boomtown (within shouting distance of this marker); Bessemer Gas Engine (within shouting distance of this marker); LeRoi Motor-Generator Set (within shouting distance of this marker); The Huber Paraffin Scraper (within shouting distance of this marker); Nitro Storage Safe & Do-It-Yourself Drilling Rig (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Borger.
Also see . . . Quanah Parker Trail.
this page online
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 15, 2016
2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 18, 2020
3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker 38
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 784 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on August 23, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3. submitted on August 23, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
