| Marker Number |
4950 |
| Atlas Number |
5439004950 |
| Marker Title |
Sloan-Journey Expedition of 1838 |
| Index Entry |
Sloan-Journey Expedition of 1838 |
| Address |
701 NW Green Oaks Blvd. |
| City |
Arlington |
| County |
Tarrant |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
677956 |
| UTM Northing |
3629385 |
| Subject Codes |
Exploration and expeditions; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1984 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
River Legacy Parks |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In the spring of 1838, Captains Robert Sloan and Nathaniel T. Journey led a group of about 90 northeast Texas frontiersmen on a punitive expedition against the Indians who had raided their homes in present-day Fannin County. The trail led them to the vicinity of present-day Euless and Arlington, where they attacked a small Indian village, killed several Indians, and recovered a few horses. The Sloan-Journey expedition is among the first known Anglo-American activities in what is now Tarrant County that helped to open north Texas to white settlement. Supplemental: This marker was relocated to River Legacy Parks in 2003. |
