| Marker Number |
11383 |
| Atlas Number |
5467011383 |
| Marker Title |
Cherokee Chief Bowles |
| Index Entry |
Bowles, Cherokee Chief |
| Address |
CR 4923 |
| City |
Edom |
| County |
Van Zandt |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
263957 |
| UTM Northing |
3588451 |
| Subject Codes |
Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SH 64 east to Redland community, N on CR 4923 to marker on private property |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
On this site the Cherokee Chief Bowles was killed on July 16, 1839 while leading 800 Indians of various tribes in battle against 500 Texans * * The last engagement between Cherokees and whites in Texas. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
