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On this site the Cherokee Chief Bowles was killed on July 16, 1839 while leading 800 Indians of various tribes in battle against 500 Texans * * The last engagement between Cherokees and whites in Texas. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Cherokee Chief Bowles is a historical marker in Edom, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 169 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4097, -95.5103 near Edom. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roseland Plantation Home (historical marker), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Caldwell-Hill-Manley Cemetery, Mt. Zion C. M. E. Church, and Hill Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011383. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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