Earth in Lamb County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Quanah Parker Trail
Texas Plains Trail Region
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, February 27, 2021
1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Comanches followed Blackwater draw to camp by spring-fed Spring Lake and hunt in the Sand Hills south of Earth
Arrow Sculptor: Charles A. Smith (Marker Number 8.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 34° 13.987′ N, 102° 24.61′ W. Marker is in Earth, Texas, in Lamb County. It is on East Main Street west of North Birch Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Earth TX 79031, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Earth (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Springlake-Earth School (approx. 3½ miles away); First Irrigation Well in Lamb County (approx. 4.8 miles away); Spring Lake (approx. 5.1 miles away); Springlake Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Lamb County Sand Hills (approx. 8.6 miles away); Sod House Spring (approx. 9 miles away); The J. W. Carter Family and the 7-Up Ranch (approx. 10.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Earth.
Also see . . . Quanah Parker Trail website about Lamb County arrows. (Submitted on March 1, 2021.)
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Photographed by Allen Lowrey, February 27, 2021
2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, February 27, 2021
3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2021, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 28, 2021, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
