Marker Inscription
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
Historical Marker
Site of the_Comanche Indian Reserve
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About this site
Site of the_Comanche Indian Reserve is a historical marker in Throckmorton, Throckmorton County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 4 historical markers documented in Throckmorton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 10 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0097, -99.2879 near Throckmorton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Camp Cooper (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Putnam Ranch, Cooper Camp, and Reynolds Bend.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5447000992. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This marker records the site of the principal village of the Comanche Indian Reserve, established by the Texas legislature in 1854 on the Clear Fork of the Brazos near Camp Cooper. About 450 Penateka (southern) Comanches were settled there and were to be taught farming. On April 11, 1856, Col. Robert E. Lee, then commanding at Camp Cooper, held a parley with Chief Catumseh here. A Texas Centennial marker was placed in 1936.
Sources: hmdb.orgtshaonline.org
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