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Site of the Principal Village of the Comanche Indian Reserve

Throckmorton, Throckmorton County

Marker Text

Established in 1854 * Here Colonel Robert E. Lee, U.S.A., then commanding Camp Cooper, held a peace parley with Chief Catumseh on April 11, 1856 Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address CR 292
Location Description Off CR 292 on private property
Marker # 992
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite)
Code Native Americans

  • Private Property:

    True
    • Latitude, Longitude 33.023788, -99.250613

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