Comanchero Canyons Museum

06/04/2026

Join us for the Comanchero Rendezvous on Saturday, June 6, from 10:00 - 4:00. Enter to win locally handmade prizes in the art raffle! Tickets are $2. Our hamburger lunch from 11:30-1:00 is $12. Free Admission. Painting by Kayla White.

05/30/2026

The museum is open today and every Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Admission is free. See us at 300 S. 3rd St., Quitaque, Texas.

05/28/2026

🎨 Otho Stubbs, from Turkey, Texas, loved painting and collecting pieces of local history. See more of his original artwork at Comanchero Canyons Museum.

05/26/2026

This year’s CCM Historical Hero is Todd Smith of Lubbock, Texas. Todd will be speaking at the Comanchero Rendezvous on June 6th at the museum at around 1:30 pm. Todd is pictured here to the left of Pt. Greg's Grave with fellow investigator Mike Mitchell.

Todd’s experience comes from being the chief investigator at the Lubbock County District Attorney's office. Around 2012 Todd became interested in researching the Battle of Blanco Canyon as a hobby. Archaeologists placed the battle in Blanco Canyon, Floyd County, Texas, but there were inconsistencies. The age, placement, and amount of artifacts didn’t make sense.

About the battle:

In 1871 the U.S. sent Colonel Ranald Mackenzie after hostile Comanches. One night, the Comanches stampeded Mackenzie’s horses and took 70. The next day, Lieutenant Carter and his men chased them and lost Private Leander Gregg of the U.S. Cavalry. The Comanches then disappeared into a huge snowstorm. In a skirmish after the storm, Mackenzie was injured and two Comanches were killed.

Todd brought other investigators into the search and they pieced together what was missing from conventional archaeological research. They read every possible account of the battle they could find. Todd went to the Library of Congress and found a forgotten map that was crucial to the search. It turns out, the battle site wasn’t actually in Blanco Canyon. It was in southeastern Crosby County. They found artifact after artifact on the site, including shell casings, bullets, arrowheads, infantry buttons, and an 1854 Re*****on pistol.

They eventually found Gregg’s grave. Gregg was left on a weakened horse and was with Lieutenant Carter and 5 other men as Captain Heyl’s group retreated from the Comanches. Gregg’s carbine jammed and he couldn’t fire his revolver fast enough. The Comanche chief rode up to Gregg and shot him in the head, leaving his companions to quickly bury him.

05/23/2026

05/22/2026

This week's Caprock Courier is ready for you. Read all about:
--Graduation in Caprock Country, including a 24-page Keepsake Graduation Edition.
Read all about:
--Matador getting a grocery store again.
--Happenings at the Comanchero Canyons Museum in Quitaque.
--Fundraiser for the fire department in Turkey.
--How local athletes fared at the State Track Meet in Austin on Saturday.
--How local scholars performed at the State UIL Academic Meet in Austin Monday and Tuesday.
Plus cooking, gardening, Capital Highlights, columnists, classifieds and much more.
Available now at a convenient newsstand near you.

05/16/2026

05/15/2026

An example of Plains Indian beadwork on a bag made from animal hide. Many different tribes lived in the Great Plains of North America.

05/14/2026

New shirts, keychains, pins, and magnets in our gift shop!

05/13/2026

🎨 We feature local artists in our raffle to help fundraise at our Comanchero Rendezvous. This is an acrylic painting by local artist Kayla White in progress. See the finished art on June 6th! It looks totally different when finished. These first layers of paint create depth of color.