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1870s Cowboy-Indian Fight

Calf Creek vicinity, McCulloch County

Marker Text

Near here in 1874 or 1875, 18 Indians attacked W.B. Brown and two comrades, spooking one horse and capturing bedrolls and grub, but sparing the men, who thankfully escaped. In the 1870s, when they were being driven off the range, capture of supplies meant victory to the Indians. (1973)

Marker Details

Address US 87 and FM 503
Location Description 0.5 mile southwest of Calf Creek on FM 1311 (or, from Brady, take US 87 about 16.2 miles west to marker, just east of junction with FM 503). Marker reported vandalized Feb. 2017.
Marker # 24
Dedicated 1973
Size, Type 32" x 48"
Code cowboys; Native Americans
Latitude, Longitude 31.216452, -99.596584

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