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  2. Palo Duro Canyon - Wikipedia

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    Palo Duro Canyon. Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. [2] As one of the largest canyons in the United States, it is roughly 25–40 mi (40–64 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km), but reaches a width of 20 mi (32 km) at places.

  3. Battle of Palo Duro Canyon - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Palo Duro Canyon. The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon was a military confrontation and a significant United States victory during the Red River War. [2][3] The battle occurred on September 28, 1874, when several U.S. Army companies under Ranald S. Mackenzie attacked a large encampment of Plains Indians in Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas ...

  4. Caprock Escarpment - Wikipedia

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    502 m (1,647 ft) Northwest escarpment of the Llano Estacado overlooking Alamogordo Valley of Quay and Guadalupe Counties, New Mexico. The Caprock Escarpment is a term used in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico to describe the geographical transition point between the level High Plains of the Llano Estacado and the surrounding rolling terrain. [1]

  5. The Most Stunning State Parks in America - AOL

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    Texas: Palo Duro Canyon. Colorful Palo Duro Canyon is second only in size to a far more famous canyon: the Grand Canyon. The park is a major draw for hikers, mountain bikers, bird watchers, and ...

  6. Red River of the South - Wikipedia

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    It turns and flows southeast through Palo Duro Canyon in Palo Duro Canyon State Park at an elevation of 3,440 feet (1,050 m), [5] and past Newlin, Texas, to cross the Oklahoma state line. About 2 miles south of Elmer, Oklahoma, the Salt Fork of the Red River joins from the north.

  7. Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River - Wikipedia

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    Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River (from Comanche Kecheahquehono 'Prairie Dog Town River') is a sandy-braided stream about 120 mi (193 km) long, formed at the confluence of Palo Duro Creek and Tierra Blanca Creek, about 1.8 mi (2.9 km) northeast of Canyon in Randall County, Texas, and flowing east-southeastward to the Red River about 1 mi (2 km) east of the 100th meridian, 8 mi (13 km) south ...

  8. JA Ranch - Wikipedia

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    JA Ranch. The JA Ranch is a historic cattle ranch in the Palo Duro Canyon in Armstrong County, Texas. Founded in 1876 by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, [2] it is the oldest cattle ranching operation in the Texas Panhandle. Its headquarters area was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 for its association with Goodnight, one ...

  9. First Battle of Adobe Walls - Wikipedia

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    Background. 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] The battle came about when General James Henry ...

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