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

Comanche War Trail

Photographed by Richard Denney, April 18, 2014

1. Comanche War Trail Marker

Inscription. A barbed, bristling flying wedge—the Comanches—rode into 18th century Texas, driving the Wichitas and Caddoes east, the Apaches west, becoming lords of the south plains. Harassed the Spanish and Anglo-Americans along frontier from Corpus Christi on the Gulf up to the Red River. Wrote their name in blood clear down to Zacatecas, Mexico. Captured women, children and horses along their road of blood, tears and agony.

Many roads converged into the great Comanche war trail, which passed about 20 miles southeast of this marker.

Erected 1964 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 996.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Comanche Trail into Mexico series list.

Location. 31° 52.851′ N, 102° 17.887′ W. Marker is in Odessa, Texas, in Ector County. It is at the intersection of Business Interstate 20 and Newell Road, on the left when traveling east on Interstate 20Business

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. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6801 Interstate 20E Business, Odessa TX 79762, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Texas.

It is also in the American Southwest.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ector County (here, next to this marker); First Texas Hometown (approx. 1.2 miles away); "At Odessa We Became Texans and Proud of It" (approx. 1.2 miles away); Emmet V. Headlee, M.D (approx. 1.6 miles away); Construction and Engineering of Stonehenge (approx. 1.8 miles away); History of Stonehenge (approx. 1.8 miles away); John Ben Shepperd (approx. 2.2 miles away); Old Buffalo Wallow (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Odessa.

Photographed by Richard Denney, April 18, 2014

2. Comanche War Trail Marker

Comanche War Trail Marker <i>on the right</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 12, 2015

3. Comanche War Trail Marker on the right

Ector County Marker is on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2014, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,552 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2014, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. 3. submitted on August 4, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.