Details for Buried Here are the Remains of Seven Teamsters

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014868

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Marker Number 14868
Atlas Number 5507014868
Marker Title Buried Here are the Remains of Seven Teamsters
Index Entry Buried Here are the Remains of Seven Teamsters
Address Monument Rd.
City Loving
County Young
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 548284
UTM Northing 3675256
Subject Codes cemetery; Native American topics; military; transportation
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Off Monument Road on private property
Private Property Yes
Marker Condition Access Restricted
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Marker Text Buried here are the remains of seven teamsters, Nathan S. Long, J.J. Baxter, Jesse Bowman, James S. and Samuel E. Elliott, James and Thomas Williams, employed by Henry Warren, government contractor, who were slain by Indians under Satana, Satank, and Big Tree, Kiowa and Comanche chiefs, on May 18, 1871 while hauling forage between Jacksboro and Fort Griffin. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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