Cherokee Chief Bowles
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GeoGrands
N 32° 24.489 W 095° 30.596
15S E 263947 N 3588449
From Canton, take SH 64 about 19 mi SE to CR 4923, follow signs N about 2.5 mi to marker
Waymark Code: WM3EEN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2008
Views: 41
Texas Escapes has a couple of good articles about the battle and the people involved.
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Marker Number: 11383
Marker Text:
On this site the Cherokee Chief Bowles was killed on July 16, 1839 while leading 800 Indians of various tribes in battle against 500 Texans. The last engagement between Cherokees and whites in Texas.
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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