roads; cattle, cattle industry topics; Native Americans
Marker Year
1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
No
Marker Location
From Marathon, take US 385 S. about 42 mi, to Parsimmon Gap entrance to Big Bend. Marker is in parking lot to entrance station
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
18" x 12"
Marker Text
You are now traveling the Comanche Trail blazed by Comanche Indians, en route from the western plains to Mexico, and traveled later by emigrants and soldiers. It extended south from the Horse Head Crossing of the Pecos by Comanche Springs (Fort Stockton) to the Rio Grande.
