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− | '''Quanah''' is a small town in the North Central Plains region of Texas. | + | '''Quanah''' is a small town in the North Central Plains region of [[Texas]].<h2 class=subheader>{{FULLPAGENAME}} Halal Travel Guide</h2> |
+ | The Medicine Mounds|Although now located on private property with very limited access and these 5 dolomite mounds were to the Comanche not only a magic place of healing. They also provided a meeting place for flint trade, a lookout which provided views of the plains for 50 miles all around, and a training ground for horsemanship. Visible into the 1940s but now overgrown and there was once a track around the mounds over which Quanah Parker and his braves raced horses in training for attacks on the white buffalo hunters. The mounds are easily visible from US 287 east of town. | ||
− | + | Quanah was named after Quanah Parker, known as the last chief of the Comanches. His mother, Cynthia Ann Parker, was captured in 1820 by the Comanches. She became assimilated into the group, marrying a Comanche and having children, of whom Quanah was the first. She was later "rescued" by the white settlers in a location near Copper Breaks State Park|Copper Breaks south of town, and never allowed contact with her husband or children again, starving herself to death two years later. Quanah went on to lead a large band of Comanches in attacks against hunters and the [[United States of America|U.S.]] Army in an effort to retain tribal lands and save the great buffalo herds, which the whites were mercilessly and wastefully killing off at an alarming rate. He participated in many famous battles throughout the Texas Panhandle|Panhandle, including the Second Battle of Adobe Walls, near modern-day Borger. When finally cornered at Palo Duro Canyon in 1875, Quanah's band was the last group of free Plains Indians to be forced onto a reservation, bringing an end to the Red River War. Quanah subsequently became something of an advocate for westernization, quickly learning English and Spanish and converting to a form of Christianity. He was eventually named chief of all the Comanche people. By 1905 he was parading with Geronimo in the inaugural parade for Theodore Roosevelt, with whom he went on occasional hunting trips. Quanah Parker is now buried at Fort Sills in [[Oklahoma]]. | |
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By car, Quanah is most easily accessible by '''US Route 287''', halfway between Childress and Vernon (Texas) | Vernon. The second option is by '''Texas Route 6''' which connects the city with Eldorado (Oklahoma) | Eldorado, Oklahoma to the north, and Copper Breaks State Park to the south. | By car, Quanah is most easily accessible by '''US Route 287''', halfway between Childress and Vernon (Texas) | Vernon. The second option is by '''Texas Route 6''' which connects the city with Eldorado (Oklahoma) | Eldorado, Oklahoma to the north, and Copper Breaks State Park to the south. | ||
The nearest commercial airport is in Wichita Falls | The nearest commercial airport is in Wichita Falls | ||
− | <h2 class=subheader> | + | <h2 class=subheader>Get Around</h2> |
− | A | + | A vehicle is the best option. Almost everything lies along the main strip of US 287. |
− | <h2 class=subheader>What to | + | <h2 class=subheader>What to See</h2> |
* Hardeman County Museum 105 Green Street - The lower floor of this old jail, built in 1891, has been transformed into exhibit space, while the second floor preserves original jail cells. | * Hardeman County Museum 105 Green Street - The lower floor of this old jail, built in 1891, has been transformed into exhibit space, while the second floor preserves original jail cells. | ||
− | * Quanah Acme and Pacific Depot Museum 100 Mercer Street ☎ +1 940 663-5272 A recently refurbished branch of the county museum | + | * Quanah Acme and Pacific Depot Museum 100 Mercer Street ☎ +1 940 663-5272 A recently refurbished branch of the county museum |
− | + | * Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery - With a 160-year history and the cemetery has graves including that of [[Texas]] Ranger Captain Bill McDonald and that of Joe Earle, who was killed by Indians even before the founding of the town. | |
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− | * Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery - With a 160-year history | ||
* Quanah Parker Monument - On the Courthouse Plaza. | * Quanah Parker Monument - On the Courthouse Plaza. | ||
− | * Quanah Rocket - Corner of Third and Main streets - This US Army meteorological rocket was named after the city in honor of Quanah-born Research Meteorologist Kenneth R. Jenkins who served in the Upper Atmosphere Tech Area at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. | + | * Quanah Rocket - Corner of Third and Main streets - This US Army meteorological rocket was named after the city in honor of Quanah-born Research Meteorologist Kenneth R. Jenkins who served in the Upper Atmosphere Tech Area at White Sands Missile Range in [[New Mexico]]. |
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* Quanah City Pool 403 Good Street ☎ +1 940 663-8196 - $2 Cool off at the local municipal swimming pool. | * Quanah City Pool 403 Good Street ☎ +1 940 663-8196 - $2 Cool off at the local municipal swimming pool. | ||
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* Quanah Ranch Rodeo | ☎ +1 940 663-2222 Held on the last weekend of June. | * Quanah Ranch Rodeo | ☎ +1 940 663-2222 Held on the last weekend of June. | ||
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Like many small towns in the area, antiques are the only truly interesting shopping to be had. | Like many small towns in the area, antiques are the only truly interesting shopping to be had. | ||
* Past & Present 1800 E 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-6300 | * Past & Present 1800 E 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-6300 | ||
− | * Rustic Relics 210 | + | * Rustic Relics 210 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-2119 |
<h2 class=subheader>Halal Restaurants in {{FULLPAGENAME}}</h2> | <h2 class=subheader>Halal Restaurants in {{FULLPAGENAME}}</h2> | ||
Practically everything is located on the main drag, 11th Street, otherwise known as US 287. In addition to a Pizza Hut, Subway, and Sonic, you will find the following local outfits. | Practically everything is located on the main drag, 11th Street, otherwise known as US 287. In addition to a Pizza Hut, Subway, and Sonic, you will find the following local outfits. | ||
− | * Briscoe Family Restaurant 1500 | + | * Briscoe Family Restaurant 1500 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-2036 |
− | * Dutch's Restaurant 1501 | + | * Dutch's Restaurant 1501 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-2435 |
* Ken's Restaurant 302 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-2392 | * Ken's Restaurant 302 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-2392 | ||
* Medicine Mound Depot Restaurant | 1802 Highway 287 EJust east of town ☎ +1 940 663-5619 | * Medicine Mound Depot Restaurant | 1802 Highway 287 EJust east of town ☎ +1 940 663-5619 | ||
* Red's Drive-In 103 E 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-5087 | * Red's Drive-In 103 E 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-5087 | ||
− | * Seventh & Main Espresso Cafe 610 | + | * Seventh & Main Espresso Cafe 610 South Main Street ☎ +1 940 663-5341 |
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All the hotels are located on 11th Street/US 287. | All the hotels are located on 11th Street/US 287. | ||
− | * Best Western Quanah Inn 1100 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-5407 | + | * Best Western Quanah Inn 1100 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-5407 |
− | * Casa Royale Inn 1500 | + | * Casa Royale Inn 1500 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-6341 |
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* Copper Breaks State Park is just south on Texas Route 6, offering camping, hiking and a couple of lakes. | * Copper Breaks State Park is just south on Texas Route 6, offering camping, hiking and a couple of lakes. | ||
* '''Medicine Mound Museum''', about 4 miles south on farm road 1167 east of town. Medicine Mound, a Texas ghost town located east of the mounds themselves, saw its last residents in the 1950s but has an interesting museum housed in one of the original buildings. | * '''Medicine Mound Museum''', about 4 miles south on farm road 1167 east of town. Medicine Mound, a Texas ghost town located east of the mounds themselves, saw its last residents in the 1950s but has an interesting museum housed in one of the original buildings. |
Latest revision as of 03:15, 21 September 2024
Quanah is a small town in the North Central Plains region of Texas.
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Quanah Halal Travel Guide
The Medicine Mounds|Although now located on private property with very limited access and these 5 dolomite mounds were to the Comanche not only a magic place of healing. They also provided a meeting place for flint trade, a lookout which provided views of the plains for 50 miles all around, and a training ground for horsemanship. Visible into the 1940s but now overgrown and there was once a track around the mounds over which Quanah Parker and his braves raced horses in training for attacks on the white buffalo hunters. The mounds are easily visible from US 287 east of town.
Quanah was named after Quanah Parker, known as the last chief of the Comanches. His mother, Cynthia Ann Parker, was captured in 1820 by the Comanches. She became assimilated into the group, marrying a Comanche and having children, of whom Quanah was the first. She was later "rescued" by the white settlers in a location near Copper Breaks State Park|Copper Breaks south of town, and never allowed contact with her husband or children again, starving herself to death two years later. Quanah went on to lead a large band of Comanches in attacks against hunters and the U.S. Army in an effort to retain tribal lands and save the great buffalo herds, which the whites were mercilessly and wastefully killing off at an alarming rate. He participated in many famous battles throughout the Texas Panhandle|Panhandle, including the Second Battle of Adobe Walls, near modern-day Borger. When finally cornered at Palo Duro Canyon in 1875, Quanah's band was the last group of free Plains Indians to be forced onto a reservation, bringing an end to the Red River War. Quanah subsequently became something of an advocate for westernization, quickly learning English and Spanish and converting to a form of Christianity. He was eventually named chief of all the Comanche people. By 1905 he was parading with Geronimo in the inaugural parade for Theodore Roosevelt, with whom he went on occasional hunting trips. Quanah Parker is now buried at Fort Sills in Oklahoma.
Travel to Quanah
By car, Quanah is most easily accessible by US Route 287, halfway between Childress and Vernon (Texas) | Vernon. The second option is by Texas Route 6 which connects the city with Eldorado (Oklahoma) | Eldorado, Oklahoma to the north, and Copper Breaks State Park to the south.
The nearest commercial airport is in Wichita Falls
Get Around
A vehicle is the best option. Almost everything lies along the main strip of US 287.
What to See
- Hardeman County Museum 105 Green Street - The lower floor of this old jail, built in 1891, has been transformed into exhibit space, while the second floor preserves original jail cells.
- Quanah Acme and Pacific Depot Museum 100 Mercer Street ☎ +1 940 663-5272 A recently refurbished branch of the county museum
- Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery - With a 160-year history and the cemetery has graves including that of Texas Ranger Captain Bill McDonald and that of Joe Earle, who was killed by Indians even before the founding of the town.
- Quanah Parker Monument - On the Courthouse Plaza.
- Quanah Rocket - Corner of Third and Main streets - This US Army meteorological rocket was named after the city in honor of Quanah-born Research Meteorologist Kenneth R. Jenkins who served in the Upper Atmosphere Tech Area at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Things to Do
- Quanah City Pool 403 Good Street ☎ +1 940 663-8196 - $2 Cool off at the local municipal swimming pool.
- Quanah Ranch Rodeo | ☎ +1 940 663-2222 Held on the last weekend of June.
Shopping
Like many small towns in the area, antiques are the only truly interesting shopping to be had.
- Past & Present 1800 E 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-6300
- Rustic Relics 210 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-2119
Halal Restaurants in Quanah
Practically everything is located on the main drag, 11th Street, otherwise known as US 287. In addition to a Pizza Hut, Subway, and Sonic, you will find the following local outfits.
- Briscoe Family Restaurant 1500 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-2036
- Dutch's Restaurant 1501 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-2435
- Ken's Restaurant 302 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-2392
- Medicine Mound Depot Restaurant | 1802 Highway 287 EJust east of town ☎ +1 940 663-5619
- Red's Drive-In 103 E 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-5087
- Seventh & Main Espresso Cafe 610 South Main Street ☎ +1 940 663-5341
Muslim Friendly Hotels
All the hotels are located on 11th Street/US 287.
- Best Western Quanah Inn 1100 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-5407
- Casa Royale Inn 1500 West 11th Street ☎ +1 940 663-6341
News & References
Travel Next
- Copper Breaks State Park is just south on Texas Route 6, offering camping, hiking and a couple of lakes.
- Medicine Mound Museum, about 4 miles south on farm road 1167 east of town. Medicine Mound, a Texas ghost town located east of the mounds themselves, saw its last residents in the 1950s but has an interesting museum housed in one of the original buildings.
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