Spur in Dickens County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Quanah Parker Trail
Texas Plains Trail Region
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 5, 2024
1. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
One of Quanah Parker's Comanche
War Bonnets is in the Spur-Dickens
County Museum collection
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith (Marker Number 6.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 33° 28.958′ N, 100° 51.368′ W. Marker is in Spur, Texas, in Dickens County. It is at the intersection of West Hill Street and Granite Street, on the left when traveling north on West Hill Street. Marker is in Dyess Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 321 W Hill St, Spur TX 79370, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lisenby-Campbell House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fourth U.S. Cavalry (approx. 1.1 miles away); Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Spur (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Anderson's Fort or Soldier's Mound (approx. 3 miles away); Espuela (approx. 6.7 miles away); Redmud Cemetery (approx. 9.1 miles away); Dickens County (approx. 9.7 miles away); Dickens Cemetery (approx. 10 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spur.
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Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 5, 2024
2. Quanah Parker Trail Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 5, 2024
3. Quanah Parker Trail Marker # 6
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2024, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2024, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
