New Home in Lynn County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Quanah Parker Trail

Charles Smith Arrow Maker

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 5, 2024

1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Inscription.
Sculpted 2003 by Charles A. Smith for
Gid Moore to honor Longfellow’s
“The Arrow & the Song,” & Inspired 88
Quanah Parker Trail Arrows, 2011-18

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 33° 19.592′ N, 101° 54.749′ W. Marker is in New Home, Texas, in Lynn County. It is at the intersection of West Broadway and Main Street, on the left when traveling west on West Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 W Broadway, Wilson TX 79381, 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 13 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Lynn County (approx. 9½ miles away); Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park (approx. 9½ miles away); Green Memorial Park Cemetery (approx. 10.1 miles away); Spanish Explorers' Route (approx. 10½ miles away); Site of Mackenzie Cavalry Camp (approx. 10.6 miles away); Wilson Mercantile Company (approx. 10.9 miles away); Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877 in Lynn County (approx. 11.3 miles away); Tahoka (approx. 12.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Charles Smith, Paaka-Hani-Eta*, 1942-2018, Maker of the Arrows. Quanah Parker Trail (Submitted on May 8, 2024, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas.)

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 5, 2024

2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 5, 2024

3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 5, 2024

4. Quanah Parker Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2024, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 611 times since then and 143 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 8, 2024, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.