Pease River

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The Pease River, named for Governor Elisha M. Pease is a tributary of the Red River that runs in an easterly direction through West Texas (USA). The river begins where its three branches—the North, Middle, and South (also "Tongue")—join 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Paducah in Cottle County. The river runs for almost 100 miles (161 km) from the confluence and enters the Red River 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Vernon.[1]

The river was mapped and named in 1856 by Jacob de Córdova, who found the river while surveying for the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad Company.[1]

In December 1860, the Texas Rangers took Cynthia Ann Parker and her daughter from the Comanche Indians at an engagement along the river.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Pease River from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 30 October 2006.

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Coordinates: 34°14′N, 100°07′W

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