Historical MarkerBents Creek
Borger · Hutchinson County · Dedicated 1971 · THC Atlas #5233000375
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Marker Inscription
(About 1.5 miles east) Named for Charles (1799-1847) and William Bent (1809-1869), famed for frontier trading with mountain men and "wild" Indians. As early as 1835 they came from their headquarters near present La Junta, Colo., to trade with the Kiowas and Comanches along the Canadian River, in this vicinity. They built at least three posts along the river and tributary creeks; most permanent post was Fort Adobe, built 1843-1844. In the ruins of this fort (NE of here) Kit Carson fought his last big Indian battle (1864), and buffalo hunters and Indians fought the Battle of Adobe Walls in 1874. (1971)
About this site
Bents Creek is a historical marker in Borger, Hutchinson County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Hutchinson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 23 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.7441, -101.4176 near Borger. The nearest cataloged historic site is Plemons Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fifteen Miles to the Site of Battle of Adobe Walls, Plemons Bridge, and Ace Borger Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5233000375. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
