Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Q is for Quanah Parker on ABC Wednesday


I found my Q when I was visiting Ft. Worth last month. While walking around town, I noticed this blocked off memorial in front of a hotel. I thought this was odd and decided to go in for a closer look and discovered my Q for Quanah Parker who became a Comanche Chief.
Click on the last photo below to read about his life.





To see more ABC Wednesday Q photos, visit Mrs. Nesbitt's blog.

- AV

17 comments:

Gerald (SK14) said...

What an excellent Q you have found this week.

Rune Eide said...

I love "letters with a history" - thank you for teaching me!

ArneA said...

Quanah - a hero
Comanches - a heroic people.
The winner takes it all.
:(

dot said...

This is great! I love Native American history.

Liz Hinds said...

That is fascinating. A Commanche chief whose name is Parker!

Anonymous said...

what an interesting story of an American indian hero! :)

Texas Travelers said...

Great historical Q. I live in Ft. Worth and have never seen this statue.
Where is it? What hotel?
My e-mail is
troymullens@charter.net

Thanks for sharing,

Come visit my Quadruped,
Troy

Unknown said...

Don't you just love those hidden gems!

Powell River Books said...

ABC Wednesdays make us keep observant. I love reading all the historical markers. Thanks for sharing this one.

I chose to use nearby Quadra Island for Q. It is a fun vacation destination that you can see by clicking here. – Margy

photowannabe said...

Amazing what we can learn from the photoblogs. Thanks for the interesting and informative post. Who knew , a Comanche named Parker.

Unknown said...

Great historical Q post and lovely photos.

Janet said...

Very nice post for the letter Q. Don't you love it when the opportunity for a photo just happens like this?

Neva said...

Now THIS is original for "Q". I love it when you find something that really works! Nicely done, K.

Leslie: said...

Gee, this was really interesting and lucky you to have come upon it just before we were up to Q. Great information here! :D

mrsnesbitt said...

This is what I love about ABC Wednesday. We learn so much from each other.
Dxx

Katney said...

A good historical Q from you today.

Mrs Mac said...

Great Q! I had such a hard time trying to think of a "Q"!