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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 .
The Second Battle of Adobe Walls was fought on June 27, 1874, between Comanche forces and a group of 28 Texan bison hunters defending the settlement of Adobe Walls, in what is now Hutchinson County, Texas. "Adobe Walls was scarcely more than a lone island in the vast sea of the Great Plains, a solitary refuge uncharted and practically unknown."
The Battle of Adobe Walls occurred on November 25, 1864, in the vicinity of Adobe Walls, the ruins of William Bent's abandoned adobe trading post and saloon, located on the northern side of the Canadian River 17 miles (27 km) northeast of present-day Stinnett in Hutchinson County. [5]
William Dixon (September 25, 1850 – March 9, 1913) was an American scout and bison hunter active in the Texas Panhandle.He helped found Adobe Walls, fired a buffalo rifle shot at the Second Battle of Adobe Walls, and for his actions at the Buffalo Wallow Fight became one of eight civilians to be awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor.
In May 1978, Adobe Walls, Texas was added to the National Register of Historic Places. As a sidenote: In 1883, civilian Medal of Honor Recipient Billy Dixon (1850–1913) was hired on at the ...
Adobe Walls: Hutchinson: 1843 Barren site See also First Battle of Adobe Walls, Second Battle of Adobe Walls [4] Adobes: Presidio: 1870s Neglected site Only scattered ruins and the cemetery remain. [5] Albert: Martinsburg Gillespie: 1877 Semi-abandoned Location of historic Albert Dance Hall. [6] Albuquerque: Gonzales/Wilson: 1857 Barren site
On 27 June 1874, Isa-tai'i and Comanche chief Quanah Parker led about 250 warriors in an attack on a small outpost of buffalo hunters in the Texas Panhandle called Adobe Walls. The encampment consisted of just a few buildings and was occupied by only 28 men and one woman.
Battle of Adobe Walls may refer to two battles occurring near Adobe Walls, Hutchinson County, Texas: First Battle of Adobe Walls, November 25, 1864;