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Little Salt Creek Indian Fight

Olney, Young County

Marker Text

Duel between a cattle roundup crew and Indians, on May 16, 1869. Cowboys attacked at their work were Shapley Carter, Bill Crow, and Henry Harrison, all of Palo Pinto County; crew captain Ira E. Graves, J. W. Gray, W. C. Kutch, and Jason McClain, of Jack County; George and John Lemley and Rube Seachrist, Young County; Dick, the cook from Tarrant County. All day the crew held at bay 57 Comanches, who left that night. Nine cowboys were wounded--Carter, Crow, and John Lemley died. Texans never forgot the unprovoked attack.

Marker Details

Address SH 199, SE of Olney
Location Description From Olney, take SH 199 about 6 mi SE
Marker # 3101
Dedicated 1971
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cowboys; Native Americans
Latitude, Longitude 33.339282, -98.668009

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