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Llano Estacado & Palo Duro On High
A satellite view of the Staked Plains and Texas Panhandle. The Staked Plains are the vastness west of Amarillio, Palo Duro Canyon is the scar that runs southeast.
Palo Duro Today
A Texas highway map pinpoints Palo Duro Canyon and the counties it spans. (Texas DOT)
Coronado's Expedition (1540-42)
Spanish Conquistador Coronado's fabled trek through the Southwest, crossed the Llano Estacado and Palo Duro Canyon. (US National Park Service, 1974)
Once Were Warriors
The vastness that once was Commancheria.
Commancheria (By Asa Nanica)
Traditional Commanche Territories.
25 Forts Over Texas (1860-1890)
Federal forts that occupy Texas, 1860-1890.
Indian Country as War Looms (1874)
The location of tribes on the eve of the Red River War. (Texas Beyond History)
Red River War: Flash Points
Key sites of the Red River (Buffalo) War of 1874 (Texas Beyond History)