Details for Red River Expedition of 1852

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5179004217

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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)
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