Kimble County, Texas Mason County, Texas During 1862, Mr. and Mrs. Parks, who were somewhat advanced in years, lived on the Felix Hale Ranch about twenty-five miles northeast of Junction. During the above year the Indians slipped up and scalped Mr...
In several accounts not included here, emphasis was placed on a situation that had developed near Parker's Fort several months before the raid. There were a handful of other family forts or camps scattered around Parker's Fort that represented the...
Palo Pinto County, Texas Palo Pinto, roughly translated "painted stick," refers to the spotted oak which is abundant in this area. It remains the county seat of this beautiful pioneer ranching and trail driving country. Possum Kingdom lies...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. George Crook was sent to Fort Boise in 1866 as commander of the 23rd Infantry Regiment and tasked with a mission similar to...
Throckmorton County, Texas After the Indians made the preceding raid, the local citizens elected John R. Baylor as their leader. Mr. Baylor suggested that it would be inadvisable to attempt to immediately pursue the Indians. For in such cases, the...
Llano County, Texas Late one evening when Deve Herrington and Wm. George turned in the milk cows to their calves, they noticed an animal wearing a bell, had a blunt arrow sticking in her side. That, of course, was sufficient warning that the Indians...
Related Pages:
Texas Lakes Trail
Texas Forts Trail
Texas Brazos Trail
Texas Hill Country
Blood Trails The sites covered on the map are of battles and massacres in the frontier settlements of Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Wichita and Wilbarger counties and also North of the Red River into Fort Sill and the Medicine Mountains...
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