Historical Markers in Bowie, Texas

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• Red River Stationplaced 1971

  "Jumping-off point" on the famous Chisholm Cattle Trail, (1867-87), Red River Station was a main crossing and last place on trail to buy supplies…

• Brushy Cemeteryplaced 1990

  Settlement of this area began in the 1870s. By 1880 a school, church, and cemetery were established.

• Brushy Moundplaced 1936

  From this lookout on whose summit an indian chief lies buried, Kiowas and Comanches spied on early settlers before launching unexpected attacks.

• Queen's Peak Indian Lookoutplaced 1936

  Discovered by white men in 1848. Permanent white settlement began in this region in 1858. Its early history is a long story of Indian raids.

• Briar Creek Cemeteryplaced 1986

  Settlers began arriving in this area in increased numbers after the Civil War with the opening of rail lines and the cessation of indian conflicts.

• City of Bowieplaced 2015

  The history of the City of Bowie has been molded by forward-thinking pioneers of business, education and industry in the late nineteenth century.

All 15 historical markers in Bowie

• Briar Creek Cemetery1986
• Brushy Cemetery1990
• Brushy Mound1936
• City of Bowie2015
• Elmwood Cemetery2010
• First Baptist Church of Bowie2014
• First National Bank of Bowie1990
• Home County of Governor James V. Allred1968
• Lindale Cemetery1999
• M. Johnson Poultry Ranch2008
• Montague County1936
• Pelham Park2016
• Queen's Peak Indian Lookout1936
• Red River Station1971
• St. Peter Lutheran Church1988

Historical markers near Bowie

• Montague7 stories · 8 mi
• Nocona9 stories · 18 mi
• Alvord11 stories · 19 mi
• Chico10 stories · 20 mi
• Saint Jo11 stories · 20 mi
• Henrietta5 stories · 24 mi

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