Historical Marker
Palo Duro Canyon
Historical marker location:
17 mi. E on SH 86, Tulia, Texas
( from Tulia, take SH 86 east about 17 miles to marker site near county line on south side of highway)
Marker installed: 1936
Two miles north of here General Ranald S. Mackenzie, 41st U.S. Cavalry, ordered shot the 1450 horses captured from Indians in battle in Palo Duro Canyon, September 28, 1874, to prevent their possible recovery by the Indians to return to their reservations on foot.