Between 9500 BC and 1874 AD, Indians called the Alibates Flint Quarries their home. The Clovis Mammoth Hunters are the first known group to use the Alibates flint. These hunters used the flint in their tools and weapons. The Early Prehistoric Indians used the flint in their weapons as well, incorporating small amounts into their arrow tips.

Over a period of 300 years the Antelope Creek people dug hundreds of quarries. Exposed to the elements, Alibites flint fractures and breaks incorrectly, which lead these people to realize the underground flint is better quality than the exposed flint and superior for making stone tools.

After the Plains Indians were removed from the Texas panhandle, the LX Ranch was established, including the present day quarries. The land was sold to different ranchers and eventually an amateur archaeologist began the efforts of having the flint quarries and Antelope Creek village site preserved by the National Park Service. On March 10, 1965 Congress passed a bill making the site into a monument.

The Alibates Visitor Center features demonstrations, interactive exhibits, a theater and bookstore, tours to the Flint Quarries, and a Junior Ranger Program. The park can only be seen by appointment, call for reservations. Full Ranger-Led programs resume May, 2020.

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