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

Marker size: 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)

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

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The cattle industry played a significant role in the development of Texas, with cowboys driving cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas during the late 1800s and early 1900s.