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Battle of Adobe Walls

Stinnett, Hutchinson County

Marker Text

Was fought here November 25, 1864, when Colonel Christopher (Kit) Carson (1809-1868) with a few companies of United States troops under the protection of the Adobe Walls attacked a band of hostile Kiowa and Comanche Indians and killed over 60 braves. This was "Kit" Carson's last fight. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address CR 23
Location Description Near CR 23 on private property
Marker # 320
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite)
Code military topics; Native Americans
  • Private Property:

    True
  • Latitude, Longitude 35.878398, -101.158597

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