Historical Marker
Comanche Village Massacre
Historical marker location:
Houston and Sixth St., Colorado City, Texas
( Ruddick Park, Houston and Sixth, Colorado City.)
Marker installed: 1936
In this vicinity on a bank of the Colorado October 21, 1840; A Comanche Indian village was completely destroyed and much stolen property recovered including 500 horses; 128 Indians were killed; 34 were captured; The expedition commanded by Colonel John Henry Moore; Consisted of 90 citizen volunteers; Mostly residents of Fayette County; Seventeen friendly Lipan Indians under Chiefs Castro and Flacu served as guides; No Texans were killed and but two wounded.
(1936).