Marker Inscription
On Jan. 5-6, 1868, Chief Big Tree and 150 to 200 Kiowas raided Willa Walla Valley, Clear Creek and Blocker Creek. Burned homes; killed 13 people; scalped one woman alive. Captured 10 women and children; 3 escaped, 2 were ransomed. Raiders reached Elm Creek at Gainesville before blizzard forced withdrawal. More damage and deaths would have resulted if George Masoner had not become the "Paul Revere" of valleys and warned settlers of impending danger. Indian raids such as this one were in retaliation for loss of hunting grounds to settlers. (1968)
About this site
Kiowa Raid of 1868 (SW Part of County) is a historical marker in Valley View, Cooke County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Cooke County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 59 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.5286, -97.1660 near Valley View. The nearest cataloged historic site is Valley View (historical marker), about 2.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Newsome Dougherty Memorial High School, Hubert H. Moss, and Clark, Randolph Lee (1871-1941).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5097002958. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
