Near Newcastle in Young County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
In Memory of Proffitt, Carlton, and Johnson
Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016
1. In Memory of Proffitt, Carlton, and Johnson Marker
Patrick Euell Proffitt,
Rice Carlton & Rueben Johnson,
Three 19 year old boys killed
In one of the Elm Creek
Indian raids, July 17, 1867
Erected 1964. (Marker Number 730.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is July 17, 1867.
Location. 33° 10.969′ N, 98° 51.42′ W. Marker is near Newcastle, Texas, in Young County. It is on U.S. 380 0.4 miles east of Proffitt Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newcastle TX 76372, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Big Country. It is also on the American Great 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 Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indian Raid on Elm Creek, C.S.A. (here, next to this marker); Proffitt Cemetery Veterans (approx. half a mile away); Common Grave (approx. half a mile away); Proffitt Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Joseph Alfred Woolfolk (approx. 5.2 miles away); Two Miles Southwest to Fort Belknap (approx. 6.7 miles away); Military Road (Fort Belknap - Fort Phantom Hill) (approx. 7 miles away); Tonkawa Scouts, C.S.A. (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newcastle.
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Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016
2. In Memory of Proffitt, Carlton, and Johnson and Indian Raid on Elm Creek, C.S.A. Markers
Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016
3. In Memory of Proffitt, Carlton, and Johnson and Indian Raid on Elm Creek, C.S.A. Markers
Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016
4. View to West on US 380
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 670 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
