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Comanche Trail

Marathon, Brewster County

Marker Text

You are now traveling the Comanche Trail blazed by Comanche Indians, en route from the western plains to Mexico, and traveled later by emigrants and soldiers. It extended south from the Horse Head Crossing of the Pecos by Comanche Springs (Fort Stockton) to the Rio Grande.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description From Marathon, take US 385 S. about 42 mi, to Parsimmon Gap entrance to Big Bend. Marker is in parking lot to entrance station
Marker # 994
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 18" x 12"
Code roads; cattle, cattle industry topics; Native Americans
Latitude, Longitude 29.740763, -103.162593

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