Near Manchester in Red River County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Arnold E. A. Roitsch Archeological Site

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, April 17, 2026

1. Arnold E. A. Roitsch Archeological Site Marker

Inscription.
In this vicinity archeologists have located a large village and ceremonial center occupied between A.D. 1000 and A.D. 1700 by ancestors of the Caddo Indians. Sedentary farmers, the Caddos built villages and farms on alluvial terraces of the Red River. Evidence from the site has revealed a number of scattered farmsteads and two earthen mounds which served as religious or ceremonial centers. The site also has yielded Caddo ceramics, plus glass beads, and metal weapons and tools, indicating the tribes in this area traded with European explorers.

Erected 1992 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10889.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 33° 54.223′ N, 95° 6.79′ W. Marker is near Manchester, Texas, in Red River County. It is on Farm to Market Road 410 4½ miles north of Farm to Market Road 195, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: FM410, Detroit TX 75436, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Near Here at the Old Jonesboro Crossing Sam Houston (approx. 1.9 miles away); Jonesboro (approx. 1.9 miles away); Jesse B. Bowman (approx. 1.9 miles away); Jane Chandler Gill (approx. 1.9 miles away); Clear Creek Water Mill (approx. 7.1 miles away in Oklahoma); Elliott Academy (approx. 7.1 miles away in Oklahoma); Tuggle Springs Cemetery (approx. 7.4 miles away); The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (approx. 8 miles away in Oklahoma). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, April 17, 2026

2. Arnold E. A. Roitsch Archeological Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2026, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 21 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2026, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.