| Marker Number |
2626 |
| Atlas Number |
5441002626 |
| Marker Title |
In Vicinity of Coronado's Camp |
| Index Entry |
Coronado's Camp, In Vicinity of |
| Address |
US 277 & FM 89 junction |
| City |
Abilene |
| County |
Taylor |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
407012 |
| UTM Northing |
3568855 |
| Subject Codes |
Exploration and expeditions; sports topics; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Abilene, take Highway 277 southwest about 15 miles to junction 89 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1541, the Spanish explorer Coronado is thought to have passed this way en route from New Mexico to the fabled Indian villages of "Quivira", though his path across vast Texas plains is now difficult to determine. Upon finding that his Indian guide, "The Turk", had taken him too far south, Coronado halted at a small canyon or barranca. Here he conferred with his captains and decided to follow the compass directly north. When they reached "Quivira" (possibly in Kansas), no gold was found - only the poor, grass huts of a Wichita village. (1968) |
