| Marker Number |
994 |
| Atlas Number |
5043000994 |
| Marker Title |
Comanche Trail |
| Index Entry |
Comanche Trail |
| Address |
|
| City |
Marathon |
| County |
Brewster |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
677688 |
| UTM Northing |
3291474 |
| Subject Codes |
roads; cattle, cattle industry topics; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Marathon, take US 385 S. about 42 mi, to Parsimmon Gap entrance to Big Bend. Marker is in parking lot to entrance station |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 12" |
| 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. |
