GeoCoords:
Latitude: 33.703922000000
Longitude: -96.370891000000
Longitude: -96.370891000000
County:
- Fannin
Date:
February-March, 1849
Time Period:
Description:
Five residents of Fannin County killed by Shawnees, in response to the murder of two members of the tribe on the lower Sulphur River in late 1848.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register, March 22, 1849
Shawnee Indians Original Title: Ten-sqúat-a-way, The Open Door, Known as The Prophet, Brother of Tecumseh
Image Type: Painting
Creator: George Catlin, 1830
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/ten-squat-way-open-door-known-prophet-brother-tecumseh-4301
Image Accessed: May 21, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 33.703922000000
Longitude: -96.370891000000
Longitude: -96.370891000000
County:
- Fannin
Date:
February-March, 1849
Event Description:
Five residents of Fannin County killed by Shawnees, in response to the murder of two members of the tribe on the lower Sulphur River in late 1848.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Shawnees
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register, March 22, 1849
Shawnee Indians Original Title: Ten-sqúat-a-way, The Open Door, Known as The Prophet, Brother of Tecumseh
Image Type: Painting
Creator: George Catlin, 1830
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/ten-squat-way-open-door-known-prophet-brother-tecumseh-4301
Image Accessed: May 21, 2019