Battle of Adobe Walls
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 35° 44.634 W 101° 25.060
14S E 281378 N 3958239
Due east of this marker about 15 miles. Marker at battle site missing, but one half way in between is still there.
Waymark Code: WMABZZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2010
Views: 15
Marker Erected by: Texas Highway Department
Date Marker Erected: 1936
County of Marker: Hutchinson County
Location of Marker: TX-136/152/207, roadside park, 6 miles N. of Borger
[Note: TxDot sign at site indicates the picnic area is scheduled to be removed. Contact TxDot at (806) 356-3270 for more information.]
Marker Number: 319
Marker Text:
Fifteen miles to the site of the
BATTLE OF ADOBE WALLS
Fought on November 25, 1864
Between Kiowa and Comanche Indians
and United States Troops
Commanded by
Colonel Christopher Carson
1809-1868
This was "Kit" Carson's last fight
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