A report on Llano Estacado

The northern edge of the Llano Estacado in New Mexico
Caprock Escarpment south of Ralls, Texas
Agricultural land and canyons on the eastern side of the Llano Estacado
Wind turbines
Map of Texas counties with population density
Lubbock, Texas, the largest city on the Llano
A shot of downtown Amarillo, Texas
Midland, "The Tall City" of West Texas
Downtown Odessa

Region in the Southwestern United States that encompasses parts of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas.

- Llano Estacado

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Clovis, New Mexico

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County seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States, with a population of 37,775 as of the 2010 census, and a 2019 estimated population of 38,319.

County seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States, with a population of 37,775 as of the 2010 census, and a 2019 estimated population of 38,319.

Sign at Clovis airport
The Hotel Clovis
Flooding caused by a thunderstorm, downtown Clovis (1980)
Norman Petty Recording Studios in Clovis

Clovis is located in the New Mexico portion of the Llano Estacado, in the eastern part of the state.

Palo Duro Canyon

Battle of Palo Duro Canyon

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Military confrontation and a significant United States victory during the Red River War.

Military confrontation and a significant United States victory during the Red River War.

Palo Duro Canyon
Tule Canyon as seen from Highway 207 north of Silverton, Texas

The first column moved north along the edge of the Staked Plains, the second advanced up the Red River and the third marched from Fort Sill.

Horsehead Crossing as it appears in 2014

Horsehead Crossing

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Ford on the Pecos River in Crane County, south of Odessa, Texas.

Ford on the Pecos River in Crane County, south of Odessa, Texas.

Horsehead Crossing as it appears in 2014
Brush landscape near Horsehead Crossing

Horsehead Crossing was the primary crossing on the Pecos for the Comanche Trail from the Llano Estacado south to Mexico.

Col. Mackenzie who led the cavalry at the Battle of the North Fork

Battle of the North Fork of the Red River

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The Battle of North Fork or the Battle of the North Fork of the Red River occurred on September 28, 1872, near McClellan Creek in Gray County, Texas, United States.

The Battle of North Fork or the Battle of the North Fork of the Red River occurred on September 28, 1872, near McClellan Creek in Gray County, Texas, United States.

Col. Mackenzie who led the cavalry at the Battle of the North Fork

This battle is primarily remembered as the place where the army for the first time struck at the Comanches in the heart of the Llano Estacado in the western panhandle of Texas.

Comanche Trail

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Travel route in Texas established by the nomadic Comanche nation.

Travel route in Texas established by the nomadic Comanche nation.

From there the Comanche Trail ran east past the Caprock Escarpment and on across the Llano Estacado by two separate routes.

Ranald S. Mackenzie

Ranald S. Mackenzie

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Career United States Army officer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Career United States Army officer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Ranald S. Mackenzie
Texas Historical Marker on Highway 82 in Blanco Canyon for the Mackenzie Trail

He led the regiment in the Battle of Blanco Canyon and at the Battle of the North Fork in the Llano Estacado of West Texas.

Plainview, Texas

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City in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States.

City in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States.

Plainview is located at 34.19111°N, -101.71889°W (34.191204, –101.718806) and is located on the Llano Estacado.

Odessa, Texas

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City in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States.

City in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States.

Prosperity Bank Building is the tallest building in Odessa.
Oil Pumpjacks seen in an oil field in Penwell, west of Odessa in 2006. The oil industry has been Odessa’s main economy since the 1920s.
MCM Grande Hotel in Odessa includes the West Texas Events Center.
Odessa welcome sign along Interstate 20
Ector Theater in Odessa, Texas as shown on May 30, 2020. The 700-seat Ector Theatre at 500 N. Texas Ave. in Odessa opened in 1951. Now closed for regular films, it still hosts occasional community events, performing arts, and musical expositions. The theater is undergoing a major renovation and is now attached to the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
The abandoned Rio Theater on North Grant Street in Odessa opened in 1947 as the Scott Theater. In 2010, a community group attempted to acquire the building.
The White-Pool House, built in 1887, is the oldest structure still standing in Odessa. Open to visitors at 112 East Murphy Street near South Grant Avenue, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Stonehenge replica on campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa
Parker Ranch House Museum at 1118 Maple Ave.: The restored structure was once the headquarters of a ranch that includes 175 sections of land in Andrews and Ector Counties. Owned from the 1930s to the 1950s by Jim and Bessie Parker, the museum features exhibits of the ranching family.
Entrance sign at Odessa College
Ector County Library in downtown Odessa

Odessa is located along the southwestern edge of the Llano Estacado in West Texas.

Lamesa, Texas

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City in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States.

City in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States.

Lamesa water tower
A view of downtown Lamesa
Entrance to Dal Paseo Museum in Lamesa, located in a former hotel
Lamesa campus of Howard College, a community college based in Big Spring
The Sky-Vue Drive-in Theater in Lamesa operated from 1948 until its concession stand burned in November 2015 and the facility closed for further business.
No longer in use, the Tower Theater is located in downtown Lamesa across from the Dawson County Courthouse.
Lamesa Press Reporter newspaper office
First Baptist Church of Lamesa at 801 S 1st St.
Dawson County Courthouse in downtown Lamesa

Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903.

Levelland, Texas

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City in Hockley County, Texas, in the United States.

City in Hockley County, Texas, in the United States.

It is located on the Llano Estacado, 30 mi west of Lubbock.