Abernathy in Hale County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Quanah Parker Trail
Texas Plains Trail Region
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 28, 2020
1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
The Comanches and other tribes traveled Blackwater Draw, 3 miles west of Abernathy, through 1874.
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith
Erected 2013. (Marker Number 57.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 33° 49.876′ N, 101° 50.576′ W. Marker is in Abernathy, Texas, in Hale County. It is at the intersection of Avenue D (Texas Route 369) and 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on Avenue D. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 811 Avenue D, Abernathy TX 79311, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains. 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 Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Struve Family Businesses (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Abernathy (within shouting distance of this marker); Pearce Chapel-Strip Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); New Deal (approx. 7 miles away); Stant Rhea Stage Stand (approx. 9.7 miles away); County Line Community (approx. 10.6 miles away); County Line Cemetery (approx. 10.7 miles away); World War II Glider Pilots (approx. 12 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abernathy.
Also see . . . Trail Arrows in Plainview and Abernathy tie present to past.
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Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 28, 2020
2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 28, 2020
3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker 57
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2020. This page has been viewed 586 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on August 23, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
