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Comanche Nation, Texas Historical Tree Coalition recognize marker tree

About 100 people attended the dedication ceremony of an official Indian Marker Tree adjacent to the Stonewall Jackson Camp #249 south of Holliday Friday morning. The ceremony was conducted by members of the Red River Intertribal Council and Comanche Elder Council.

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Comanche Nation, Texas Historical Tree Coalition recognize marker tree

About 100 people attended the dedication ceremony
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About 100 people attended the dedication ceremony of an official Indian Marker Tree adjacent to the Stonewall Jackson Camp #249 south of Holliday Friday morning. The ceremony was conducted by members of the Red River Intertribal Council and Comanche Elder Council. Torin Halsey/Times Record News
Arborist Steve Houser of the Texas Historic Tree Coalition
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Arborist Steve Houser of the Texas Historic Tree Coalition checks for decay in the trunk of an approximately 150-year old pecan tree which has been officially determined to be an Indian Marker Tree. Torin Halsey/Times Record News
Gene Pekah, a member of the Comanche Elder Council,
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Gene Pekah, a member of the Comanche Elder Council, places a Comanche Nation flag in preparation for a ceremony officially dedicating an Indian Marker Tree south of Holliday Friday morning. Torin Halsey/Times Record News
This pecan tree, located on the Stonewall Jackson
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This pecan tree, located on the Stonewall Jackson Camp #249 south of Holliday, was officailly recognized as an Indian Marker Tree by the Texas Historic Tree Coalition and the Comanche Nation. Torin Halsey/Times Record News
A large granite marker has been set at the site of
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A large granite marker has been set at the site of an official Indian Marker Tree which was recognized and dedicated during a ceremony Friday morning south of Holliday. Torin Halsey/Times Record News

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    About 100 people attended the dedication ceremony of an official Indian Marker Tree adjacent to the Stonewall Jackson Camp #249 south of Holliday Friday morning. The ceremony was conducted by members of the Red River Intertribal Council and Comanche Elder Council.