STINNETT

Population 2,168

Altitude 3,173

General

Established in 1901, a trade center and livestock shipping point at the north edge of Canadian River Valley that cuts a broad swath through High Plains of the Texas Panhandle.

Attractions

• BATTLE of ADOBE WALLS - Site where two famous Indian battles were fought. Col. Kit Carson (in his last fight ) and his U.S. troops in 1864 narrowly escaped defeat by Kiowa and Comanche Indians who had been molesting wagon trains and settlers. Ten years later, in 1874, Indians under Quanah Parker and Lone Wolf attacked buffalo hunters camp at second battle of Adobe Walls near the first site. A fierce dawn attack opened the siege, and though the Indians were repulsed, the party of 28 men and one woman was surrounded, and it seemed only a matter of time before the superior number of Indians would prevail. On the second day a group of Cheyenne appeared on a high mesa overlooking the camp, setting the stage for William (Billy) Dixon's famous shot. From within the stockade he shot an Indian from his horse at a distance approaching seven-eighths of a mile! The Indians were so shocked at the white man's shooting ability that they mounted only desultory attacks thereafter and soon withdrew. The site is some 18 miles northeast of Stinnett on private ranch lands off highways; not readily accessible. Local directions available. There are historical markers on the site.
• ISAAC McCORMIC PIONEER COTTAGE - A restored home of area's first settler, built in 1899. Furnished in the pioneer style displaying artifacts from 1890's. Inquire locally for hours of operation. Located on the town square.
• SCENIC DRIVE - A 25 mile loop south and east to Borger crosses rough, canyon-cut landscapes of Canadian River breaks and leads across a dam impounding Lake Meredith. South on F.M. 687, F.M. 1319, and east on Texas 136.

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