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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TQ3_quanah-parker-historical_Quanah-TX.html
Quanah Parker, man of vision, fought against all odds to save the Comanche way of life. Then, he fought to survive and prosper in a white man's world. His mother, a white woman captured by Indians at age nine, was raised a Comanche. When Quanah wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TQ1_hardeman-county-courthouse-historical_Quanah-TX.html
Hardeman County was created in 1858 and named for early Texas legislators Bailey and Thomas Jones Hardeman. It was not organized, however, until 1884 when the population had increased enough to have a formal county government. The community of Mar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TQ0_quanah-parker-trail-historical_Quanah-TX.html
The legendary Quanah Parker,
railway icon and town namesake,
blessed Town of Quanah in 1890
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TPZ_hardeman-county-jail-historical_Quanah-TX.html
This native stone jail building was begun in 1890, when Quanah become Hardeman County Seat, and competed in March 1891. The lower floor housed the sheriff's office and living quarters, while the second floor held prisoner's cells. Malon C. Owens s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C5C_william-jesse-mcdonald_Quanah-TX.html
Fearless frontier law officer. Known for crack marksmanship and lightning-fast disarming of foes. His long-time friend Gov. James Hogg made him Captain ofCo. B, Frontier Battalion, in 1891. There he handled the "Murder Society of San Saba" and Wic…