Comanche Trail
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linkys
N 29° 39.609 W 103° 10.411
13R E 676772 N 3282522
A Trail blazed by Comanche Indians, later used by soldiers and emigrants.
Waymark Code: WM7K7W
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2009
Views: 13
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Comanche Trail
City: Marathon
County: Brewster
Subject Codes: roads; cattle, cattle industry topics; Native Americans
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Marker Location: From Marathon, take US 385 S. about 42 mi, to Parsimmon Gap entrance to Big Bend. Marker is in parking lot to entrance station
Marker Size: 18" x 12"
Marker Number: 1936
Marker Text:
You are now traveling the Comanche Trail blazed by Comanche Indians, en route from the western plains to Mexico, and traveled later by emigrants and soldiers. It extended south from the Horse Head Crossing of the Pecos by Comanche Springs (Fort Stockton) to the Rio Grande.
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