Quitaque in Briscoe County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Quanah Parker Trail
Texas Plains Trail Region
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 22, 2020
1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Comanche guides led early explorers Pedro Vial, Jose Mares & Francisco Armangual through this area 1787-1808
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith
Erected 2011. (Marker Number 53.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 34° 25.282′ N, 101° 9.152′ W. Marker is in Quitaque, Texas, in Briscoe County. It is on State Highway 86 0.2 miles east of County Highway 22, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quitaque TX 79255, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home for 12,000 Years (approx. 3.7 miles away); William E. Schott (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lake Theo Folsom Bison Kill Site (approx. 4.7 miles away); Natural Disturbance-Lifeblood of the Prairies (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 7.2 miles away); William Moten Vaughan (approx. 8.3 miles away); Resthaven Cemetery (approx. 8.3 miles away); Briscoe County Jail (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quitaque.
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Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 22, 2020
2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, August 22, 2020
3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker 53
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 569 times since then and 43 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.
