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Kiowa Raid of 1868 (SW Part of County) |
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Valley View,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 31' 40.03638999996",
-97° 9' 57.35802999996"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
On Jan. 5-6, 1868, Chief Big Tree and 150 to 200 Kiowas raided Willa Walla Valley, Clear Creek and Blocker Creek. Burned homes; killed 13 people; scalped one woman alive. Captured 10 women and children; 3 escaped, 2 were ransomed. Raiders reached Elm Creek at Gainesville before blizzard forced withdrawal. More damage and deaths would have resulted if George Masoner had not become the Paul Revere of valleys and warned settlers of impending danger. Indian raids such as this one were in retaliation for loss of hunting grounds to settlers. (1968)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Kiowa Raid of 1868 (SW Part of County) Historical Marker Location Map, Valley View, Texas
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