Near Post in Garza County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Garza Points

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 25, 2021

1. Garza Points Marker

Inscription.

Thin, triangular arrow points 2 to 4 centimeters long. Of fine workmanship, with central basal notch and deeply serrated edges, discovered and named here, site 41GR40, an archeological highway salvage dug in 1959 by South Plains Archeological Society.

With these fine, thin arrow points, left near 6 hearths for cooking, were found 238 stone and bone artifacts: awls, wolf teeth pendants, tubular bone beads, chipped stone knives, scrapers, drills, choppers and 3 types of arrow points. The Garza people, roving hunters, lived here before 1500 A.D.

Erected 1965 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2109.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 32° 58.203′ N, 101° 26.166′ W. Marker is near Post, Texas, in Garza County. It is on Farm to Market Road 669 13.4 miles south of Farm to Market Road 133, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Post TX 79356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

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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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Graham Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 12.7 miles away); Site of Graham School (approx. 12.7 miles away); Gail Cemetery (approx. 13.3 miles away); Pioneer's Well (approx. 13.6 miles away); Kate McCommis (approx. 13.6 miles away); Llano Estacado (approx. 13.7 miles away); Llano Ranch (approx. 13.7 miles away); Dorward Drug (approx. 13.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Post.

Another marker is no longer nearby. OS Ranch (was approx. 13.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . The Garza Site at the Handbook of Texas. (Submitted on May 29, 2021.)

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 25, 2021

2. Garza Points Marker

Garza Points Marker Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 25, 2021

3. Garza Points Marker Area

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2021, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 775 times since then and 52 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.