Tackitt (Tackett) Mountain is a summit in Young County, Texas , USA. It is located west of the Graham, Texas . Site of famous Indian battle between Pleasant Tackitt and Old Piny Chummy .
6-506: (Redirected from Tackitt Mountain ) Tackett Mountain may refer to: Tackett Mountain (Texas) is a summit near Graham, Texas, USA Tackett Mountain (Arkansas) is a summit in the Ozarks, Arkansas, USA See also [ edit ] Tackitt (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
12-475: A mortal wound from the discharge of the parson's gun......A white flag was found flying from the top of a tree on Tackitt Mountain; and under it were found four bridles, four ropes, four bows, and four quivers of arrows, as well as blankets and other implements. A few days later, soaring vultures disclosed the graves of four warriors killed in this fight. '" This article about a location in Young County, Texas
18-665: The Descriptive History of Early Times in Western Texas , Volume 2, by Joseph Carroll McConnell mentions Tackitt Mountain in the book about the area: " Pleasant Tackitt , a Methodist minister, settled in Parker County in 1854. Two years later he moved his family to Young County , and numbered among the first settlers of that section. The Tackitt home was located on the old Fort Belknap and Austin Road, about nine miles south of
24-573: The Indian's from the north......Almost instantly several Indians charged like wild demons. These Indians were under the leadership of Old Piny Chummy , who only a few months before lived on the Comanche Reservation, near old Camp Cooper . Tackitt and his sons knew him well, and no doubt, Piny Chummy recognized the Tackitts......Old Piny Chummy charged Parson Tackitt himself, and the old chief received
30-555: The post, near Fish Creek: so named for the Tackitts broke the ice and caught fish during the severe winter weather.....in the evening of February 13, 1860, one of Mr. Tackitt's milk cows came home through the sleet and snow with an arrow sticking in her side......[Tackitt] back-tracked the cows about three-fourths of a mile, to where they found moccasin racks and saw blankets hanging on the east end of Tackitt Mountain. Tackitt thought it unwise to make an open attack, but decided to advance upon
36-473: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tackett_Mountain&oldid=423024466 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tackett Mountain (Texas) In
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