Pease River Battle Site
Crowell, Texas, USA
305 S Main St, Crowell, TX 79227, USA
MARKER
VISITOR INFORMATION
NO TICKET REQUIRED
A roadside historical marker, free to read at any time. There is no parking area or restroom at the marker itself, so pull over only where it is safe to do so.
The outdoor marker has no separate ticket or staffed hours. Follow the surrounding park or property’s posted access rules and use permitted public areas.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
March-April or October-November for the public historical marker beyond summer heat. Arrange permission separately before attempting the original battlefield location.
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About Pease River Battle Site (Cynthia Ann Parker's Recapture)
Texas Rangers under Lawrence Sullivan Ross attacked a Comanche camp along the Pease River on December 18, 1860, in the course of which they recaptured Cynthia Ann Parker, taken captive in the 1836 Fort Parker raid twenty-four years earlier, along with her infant daughter, ending her life among the Comanche and that of her husband, war leader Peta Nocona.
A historical marker near Crowell commemorates the battle and Cynthia Ann Parker's recapture. The original entry does not identify surviving battlefield features, protected boundaries, or current preservation responsibilities.
History happened here at Pease River Battle Site (Cynthia Ann Parker's Recapture)
Texas Rangers under Lawrence Sullivan Ross attacked a Comanche camp along the Pease River on December 18, 1860, in the course of which they recaptured Cynthia Ann Parker, taken captive in the 1836 Fort Parker raid twenty-four years earlier, along with her infant daughter, ending her life among the Comanche and that of her husband, war leader Peta Nocona.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Texas Historical Commission: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5155003966
Historical Marker Database: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=170422
The Pease River Battlefield marker is an interpretive marker; its plotted roadside location should not be treated as the full battlefield boundary.
Accessed 2026-09-29