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O'Donnell in Lynn County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Quanah Parker Trail

Texas Plains Trail Region

 
 
Quanah Parker Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 25, 2021
1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Inscription.

Comanches ascended the high plains at points NE and S of O'Donnell, using Mooar's draw and TJF draw.
Arrow Sculptor: Charles A. Smith (Marker Number 18.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 32° 57.89′ N, 101° 49.97′ W. Marker is in O'Donnell, Texas, in Lynn County. It is at the intersection of 8th and Doak Street on 8th. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Odonnell TX 79351, 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 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The A. J. Warren Building (a few steps from
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this marker); O'Donnell (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Quanah Parker Trail (approx. one mile away); New Moore Community (approx. 12.2 miles away); Lynn County Courthouse (approx. 14 miles away); Lynn County (approx. 14 miles away); a different marker also named Lynn County Courthouse (approx. 14 miles away); Tahoka (approx. 14.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in O'Donnell.
 
Quanah Parker Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 25, 2021
2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Quanah Parker Trail Marker 18 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 25, 2021
3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker 18
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2021, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 466 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2021, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 17, 2026