Historical Marker
Main Supply Camp on Historic Mackenzie Trail
Historical marker location:
FM 2591, Crosbyton, Texas
( From Crosbyton, 3.5 mi. E on US 82/SH 114, at intersection with FM 2591)
Marker installed: 1967
(3 mi. SE) Trail followed by Gen. Ranald Mackenzie, U.S. 4th Cavalry in 1871 frontier campaign. He camped at Dewey Lake after brush with Indians. In 1872, he was again ordered to ferret out the Comanches. From his main supply camp on Brazos River Freshwater Fork (now White River), he launched a drive against Quanah Parker. Ended with fights in Palo Duro and Tule Canyons, last battles between Indians and Cavalry in this area; opened the Plains to white settlement.
1967.