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Comanche Village Massacre |
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Houston and Sixth St., Colorado City,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 23' 38.74593000012",
-100° 51' 4.5612399996"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
In this vicinity on a bank of the Colorado October 21, 1840; A Comanche Indian village was completely destroyed and much stolen property recovered including 500 horses; 128 Indians were killed; 34 were captured; The expedition commanded by Colonel John Henry Moore; Consisted of 90 citizen volunteers; Mostly residents of Fayette County; Seventeen friendly Lipan Indians under Chiefs Castro and Flacu served as guides; No Texans were killed and but two wounded. (1936)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Comanche Village Massacre Historical Marker Location Map, Colorado City, Texas
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