Quanah Parker Letterbox

Quanah Parker

Placed By: Silver Eagle
Date: 07/25/03
Nearest Town: Quanah, Tx.
County: Hardeman
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, .5 mile RT)
Status: alive (05/18/06)

Quanah, meaning "fragrant," was born about 1850, son of Comanche Chief Peta Nocona and Cynthia Ann Parker, a white girl taken captive during the 1836 raid on Fort Parker, Texas. Cynthia Ann lived among the Indians for 24 years before being recaptured in 1860 near present-day Copper Breaks State Park, the location of this letterbox. Quanah was to become the last great war chief of the Comanche nation and was involved in several battles, including the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon. On June 2, 1875, he and his band surrendered at Fort Sill in present-day Oklahoma. He died there on February 23, 1911, and was buried next to his mother. The town of Quanah was named in his honor.

Copper Breaks State Park allows camping and has a lake for swimming and fishing. The fee is $2.00 per adult. Be sure to look for the Copper Breaks letterbox also hidden in this park by Luann.

Directions:

The town of Quanah is about 150 miles southeast of Amarillo on Hwy 287. Copper Breaks State Park is located 12 miles south of Quanah on Hwy 6.

Clues:

Park at the Juniper Ridge Nature Trail and walk the trail counter-clockwise, turning right at the first post. After post #7 you will cross a wooden bridge. Stop on the other side and look left (southwest) at a mound of rocks about 4 feet high and 10 steps away. Walk to the top of the slab on the right with an overhang and go to its back side under the branches of a juniper tree. Look under its overhang under 2 big rocks for the box. Please re-cover well.

NOTE: Always take adequate precautions (such as prodding with a stick and/or wearing gloves) before reaching into dark crevasses and holes in the wild. Before you set out read the waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.

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