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Old Fort Parker Frontier Tale Highlights Cynthia Ann Parker
A Gladeview Mirror feature recalls Cynthia Ann Parker captured during the 1836 Parker's Fort raid in Limestone County. The piece traces her life with the Comanches, her recapture by Captain Sul Ross, and her son Quanah Parker, noting the fort's replica at Old Fort Parker State Historic Site and annual reunions at Fort Parker and Cache, Oklahoma.
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Austin
Texas
Cynthia Ann Parker
Parker
Limestone County
James
Silas Parker
Old Fort Parker
Benjamin Parker
John
Cynthia Ann
Peta Nacona
Pecos
Quanah
Prairie Flower
Sul Ross
Texas Rangers
Little Prairie Flower
Palo Duro Canyon
Fort Sill
Court of
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Parks and Wildlife Department
Buescher State Park
Bastrop County
United States
Fort Parker State Recreation Area
Old Fort Parker State Historic Site
Cache