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(3 mi. SE) Trail followed by Gen. Ranald Mackenzie, U.S. 4th Cavalry in 1871 frontier campaign. He camped at Dewey Lake after brush with Indians. In 1872, he was again ordered to ferret out the Comanches. From his main supply camp on Brazos River Freshwater Fork (now White River), he launched a drive against Quanah Parker. Ended with fights in Palo Duro and Tule Canyons, last battles between Indians and Cavalry in this area; opened the Plains to white settlement. 1967
Main Supply Camp on Historic Mackenzie Trail is a historical marker in Crosbyton, Crosby County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 34 historical markers documented in Crosby County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 42 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.6645, -101.1755 near Crosbyton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas Ranger Campsite (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Two Buckle Ranch Headquarters, Kentucky Cattle Raising Company, Old Dewey Lake, and Mt. Zion.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5107003190. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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