Historical Marker
Cedar Lake
Historical marker location:
FM 1066, Seminole, Texas
( from Seminole, take FM 1066 northeast 26 miles, near intersection with FM 1067)
Marker installed: 1936
Or Laguna Sabinas. Largest Alkali Lake on Plains; old Indian camp and burial site; birthplace of Quanah Parker. A skirmish between Indians and United States Cavalry under command of Lieutenant John L. Bullis took place here in October, 1875.
1936.
The state of Texas was once an independent country known as the Republic of Texas. It gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and was a separate nation until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.