National Register of Historic Places

Adobe Walls

Stinnet, Hutchinson County, Texas
Listed
May 21, 1978
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
78002958

About this property

Adobe Walls is a ghost town in Hutchinson County, 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Stinnett, in the U.S. state of Texas. It was established in 1843 as a trading post for buffalo hunters and local Native American trade in the vicinity of the Canadian River. It later became a ranching community. Historically, Adobe Walls is the site of two battles between Native Americans and settlers. In the November 1864 First Battle of Adobe Walls, Native Americans successfully repelled attacking troops led by Kit Carson. Ten years later, on June 27, 1874, known as the Second Battle of Adobe Walls, civilians at the Adobe Walls trading post successfully fought off an attack by a war party composed primarily of Comanche and Cheyenne warriors led by the Comanche chief Quanah Parker. The second battle led to a military campaign, which resulted in Indian relocation to Indian Territory. On May 22, 1978, the Adobe Walls site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Texas, and in 1979 recognized as a Texas state archeological landmark.

Location

Stinnet, Hutchinson County, Texas

Categories

HISTORIC - ABORIGINALCOMMERCEHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMILITARY
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When was Adobe Walls listed on the National Register?

Adobe Walls was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Adobe Walls?

Adobe Walls is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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