Marker Number |
4217 |
Atlas Number |
5179004217 |
Marker Title |
Red River Expedition of 1852 |
Index Entry |
Red River Expedition of 1852 |
Address |
SH 70 |
City |
Pampa |
County |
Gray |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
320896 |
UTM Northing |
3923208 |
Subject Codes |
Exploration and expeditions; military topics |
Marker Year |
1984 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
SH 70 R.O.W. 6 miles south of Pampa. |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
27" x 42" |
Marker Text |
Randolph B. Marcy, U.S. Fifth Infantry Captain, and George B. McClellan led a company into the Texas panhandle in 1852 to determine the locations of the headwaters of the Red River. That summer the team discovered two main branches of the Upper Red River that intersect the 100th Meridan. The North Branch is southeast of Pampa. Earlier treaties used the Red River as a boundary, but it was unclear which fork was meant when first defined. In 1896, the South Branch was determined to be the main stream and the boundary between Texas and Oklahoma. (1984, 1996) |