Details for Site of Bird's Fort

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439004731

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Marker Number 4731
Atlas Number 5439004731
Marker Title Site of Bird's Fort
Index Entry Bird's Fort, Site of
Address Bird's Fort Trail
City Arlington
County Tarrant
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 679499
UTM Northing 3630661
Subject Codes forts; military topics; Native Americans; Republic of Texas
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Off Bird's Fort Trail. Marker reported in storage Dec. 2021 pending new construction. Map dot approximate.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Storage
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite)
Marker Text Established in 1840 by Jonathan Bird on the Military Road from Red River to Austin. In its vicinity an important Indian treaty, marking the line between the Indians and the white settlements, was signed September 29, 1843, by Edward H. Tarrant and George W. Terrell, representing the Republic of Texas. The ragged remnant of the ill-fated Snively Expedition sought refuge here, August 6, 1843. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
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