Archeological Sites at Mackenzie Reservoir and Tule Canyon
N 34° 32.984 W 101° 26.291
14S E 276275 N 3825813
Texas Historical Marker just inside the gate to Lake Mackenzie, noting prehistoric finds in the area before the lake was created, as well as the inevitable contact between Europeans and the native peoples who lived here.
Waymark Code: WMQ10A
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2015
Views: 6
Lake Mackenzie is located just over eleven miles from Silverton, off of TX 207.
Marker Number: 187
Marker Text:
Before this area was covered by Mackenzie Reservoir, evidence of human occupancy was found at 77 recorded archeological sites. The earliest artifacts date back 10,000 years to a bison kill. Prehistoric occupancy is indicated by burial sites, shallow hearths, and stone tools. Gun flints, glass beads, and metal objects confirm 18th century European contact. By 1874 Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie's 4th Cavalry had driven the Indians from the Tule Canyon area which had been a lush grazing ground for buffalo and antelope. (1979)
Incise in base: Marker Sponsor: Briscoe County Historical Commission - 1979
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