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Cedar Lake

Loop, Gaines County

Marker Text

Or Laguna Sabinas. Largest Alkali Lake on Plains; old Indian camp and burial site; birthplace of Quanah Parker. A skirmish between Indians and United States Cavalry under command of Lieutenant John L. Bullis took place here in October, 1875. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address FM 1067
Location Description FM 1067, W side 150 feet S of FM 1066. Marker reported damaged Feb. 2022 (bronze star and wreath missing, graffiti).
Marker # 771
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite)
Code geology; water topics; military topics; Native Americans
Latitude, Longitude 32.856401, -102.255329

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