Spur, Texas

One of Chief Quanah's headdresses is in the Spur-Dickens County Museum. As the story is told,  Quanah gave it to someone on one of the area ranches, possibly the Spur Ranch, and it eventually found its way to the museum.

A 1936 Texas Centennial marker in the Spur Cemetery mentions the U.S. Cavalry troops who died or were killed during those campaigns. The Dickens County Historical Commission flies a Cavalry Pennant-type Stars and Stripes flag at the marker day and night.

Arrow Installation

September 29, 2011

Spur and Arrow share common ground in  Spur. They symbolize the dual heritage of Dickens County. The Spur and Arrow are across from the Dairy Queen, where a visual display tells the story of Quanah and his mother, Cynthia Ann Parker.*

A point of interest in Dickens County is Soldier's Mound (Anderson's Fort), used by the U. S. Army as a supply depot when Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie's detachment was pursuing Quanah and his band over present-day Dickens and Crosby county and the general area.

Spur