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In Vicinity of French Trading Area (4.5 Miles West) |
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Archer City,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 35' 55.7988",
-98° 40' 21.9972"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
In the mid-1700s, Indians of this region met at a trading ground near this site with Frenchmen who brought them manufactured goods, sometimes including guns and ammunition--products denied them by the Spanish who held sovereignty, but could not prevent intrusions from Louisiana. The Spanish explorer Jose Mares on a road-mapping expedition here in 1787 saw evidences of the French. Among noted early-day visitors were Captain R. B. Marcy of the U.S. Army and Indian agent R. S. Neighbors, who camped nearby in 1854 while seeking a good site for an Indian reservation. (1974)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
In Vicinity of French Trading Area (4.5 Miles West) Historical Marker Location Map, Archer City, Texas
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