Adobe Walls, Texas

Adobe Walls is a ghost town in Hutchinson County, 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Stinnett, in the U.S. state of Texas.

In the November 1864 First Battle of Adobe Walls, Native Americans successfully repelled attacking troops led by Kit Carson.

The last trading trip sponsored by the company was held in the winter of 1848, and in the spring of 1849,[5] William Bent found part of his livestock slaughtered by local Indians.

Then came Hanrahan's saloon, and fifty yards [46 m] or so north of the latter was the store of Leonard & Myers, the building forming the northeast corner of the big picket stockade.

"[11]: 195–196 The First Battle of Adobe Walls occurred November 1864 between a force of Kiowa, Comanche and Plains Apache and an attacking presence of 372 U.S. Army troops under the command of Kit Carson.

[12][13] The Battle was intended to end the Native American raids on wagon trains traveling on the Great Plains.

[14] The Second Battle of Adobe Wall occurred on June 27, 1874, between a group of 28 buffalo hunters and a Comanche force of 700, led by Isa-tai and Quanah Parker.

[15] Following the First and Second Battles of Adobe Walls, the buffalo hunters worked on repairing the forts as the U.S. Army slowly evacuated them.

The repaired fort was attacked and burned by Native Americans towards late September, leaving only the adobe walls behind.

[21] Adobe Walls was a polling site, and voting there in the 19th century was a multi-day community event that included barbecue and accompaniments.

Hutchinson County map