Roaring Springs in Motley County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Quanah Parker Trail

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 22, 2020

1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Inscription.

Comanche guides led JJ Sturm here, a favored campsite, seeking Quanah but finding Chief Black Beard, 1875.
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith (Marker Number 70.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 33° 51.632′ N, 100° 51.625′ W. Marker is in Roaring Springs, Texas, in Motley County. It is on Farm to Market Road 3203 half a mile west of State Highway 70, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roaring Springs TX 79256, 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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Roaring Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away); Roaring Springs Depot (approx. 2.7 miles away); Matador Ranch (approx. 9.7 miles away); Motley County (approx. 9.7 miles away); Traweek House (approx. 10.6 miles away); Bob's Oil Well (approx. 10.6 miles away); a different marker also named Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 10.8 miles away); a different marker also named Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 10.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roaring Springs.

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 22, 2020

2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Quanah Parker Trail Marker 70 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 22, 2020

3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker 70

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 23, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.