Hardeman County has long been recognized
as the last county in Texas to be settled by outsiders,
with the Medicine Mounds being a gathering place
and healing ground. It is said that tribes from
other areas would come to the Medicine Mounds to
trade goods, race their ponies, and enjoy fellowship
with others. This theory seems a valid one with
the discovery of the bear fetish pictured above.
Found by Marion Payne on Grosebeck Creek near the
bridge just north of Quanah, this bear fetish has
been identified as a Zuni artifact - the bear fetish
was a powerful symbol of healing to the Zuni people
of northwestern New Mexico. It is fairly small,
and easily carried in a medicine bag or pouch. Did
the Zuni travel hundreds of miles to visit the Medicine
Mounds ? It is not inconceivable. This is just one
example of the many Native American artifacts to
be found at the Medicine Mound Museum. Come visit
us, and step back in time a hundred years or so
- we love having visitors ! Learn
more ......
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We
are proud to announce the launch of
the new Medicine
Mound Store, where you can easily
purchase high quality apparel with our popular
"Medicine Mound, Texas Population 0" sign
embroidered right on your new gear. Once again,
the DMMPG is on the forefront of technology to
bring these great items to the public for the first
time in Texas. This is the good
stuff, folks,
with designer brands like Tommy Hilfiger, North
Face, Storm Tech, Arnold Palmer, Outer Banks, OOBE,
Sierra Pacific, Cross Creek, Bill Blass, Jerzees,
and more. You can create an account to track your
orders ! To introduce our viewers to the new storefront,
we've placed several popular items on sale for the
rest of February - simply click on the "Specials"
category to see our offerings. The Medicine Mound
Store is the first of its kind in the State of Texas
- custom designed to aid our nonprofit group. We
certainly hope you'll visit our new
storefront and
make a purchase to help support the Medicine Mound
Museum. If you'd like to learn more you
can read all about it on our News page.
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