Comanche in Comanche County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Comanche

Photographed by James Hulse, August 30, 2024

1. The Comanche Marker

Inscription. The Comanche emerged as a distinct group around 1680 when they broke off from the Shoshone people of Wyoming and acquired horses from the Pueblo Indians after the Pueblo Revolt. They were so skillful in horsemanship that they had no equal. They were experts in breaking feral horses. The Comanches territory included Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado and Texas. They were fierce warriors and forced both the Lipan and Mescalero Apache out of Texas. They took thousands of captives from Spanish, Mexican and American settlers.

Comanche County was created in 1856, its name chosen by Colonel John Henry Brown who represented the territory which made up the new county. Pictured below is the last great Comanche War Chief Quanah Parker, whose mother Cynthia Ann Parker, was a Comanche captive.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.

Location. 31° 53.855′ N, 98° 36.31′ W. Marker is in Comanche, Texas, in Comanche County. It is at the intersection of North Houston Street and West Central Street (State Highway 36), on the

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left when traveling north on North Houston Street. The marker is located at the front of the Comanche Mercantile building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 N Houston St, Comanche TX 76442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

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 walking distance of this marker: Durham Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Calaboose and rock with irons (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Cora Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Bicentennial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Thomas Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); General Ashbel Smith, C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Fleming Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Raid in Comanche (within

The Comanche Marker at the entrance to the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 30, 2024

2. The Comanche Marker at the entrance to the building

shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Comanche.

Also see . . . Quanah Parker. Wikipedia

Quanah Parker (Comanche: Kwana, lit. 'smell, odor'; c. 1845 – February 23, 1911) was a war leader of the Kwahadi ("Antelope") band of the Comanche Nation. He was likely born into the Nokoni ("Wanderers") band of Tabby-nocca and grew up among the Kwahadis, the son of Kwahadi Comanche chief Peta Nocona and Cynthia Ann Parker, an Anglo-American who had been abducted as an eight-year-old child during the Fort Parker massacre in 1836 and assimilated into the Nokoni tribe. Following the apprehension of several Kiowa chiefs in 1871, Quanah Parker emerged as a dominant figure in the Red River War, clashing repeatedly with Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie. With European-Americans hunting American bison, the Comanches' primary sustenance, into near extinction, Quanah Parker eventually surrendered and peaceably led the Kwahadi to the reservation at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

(Submitted on August 31, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Comanche Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 30, 2024

3. The view of the Comanche Marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.