Bird's Fort, Texas
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History
The site was named for Major Jonathan Bird, who established a fort there in September 1841 along the Trinity River, for protection of the settlements along the Texas frontier.[4][5] The garrison was constructed after the battle of Village Creek which occurred on May 24, 1841.[6] Bird's Fort was occupied until March 1842 when the garrison was abandoned due to the threat of a Comanche attack.[7]
The military installation was the site of the 1843 treaty negotiations between tribal Indians and Anglo settlements in the Red River counties.[8]
On August 6, 1843, the ill-fated Snively Expedition was disbanded at Fort Bird.[9]
Bird's Fort was recognized as a Texas historic site in 1936.[1]
County development
Birdville, Texas, (in present-day Haltom City) was the first settlement in Tarrant County and was named after Bird's Fort.[10]
See also
References
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- ↑ Cutrer, Thomas W.: Fort Bird – TSHA Handbook of Texas
- ↑ Fort Tour Systems, Inc. – Bird’s Fort
- ↑ Frazier, Donald S.: Battle of Village Creek – TSHA Handbook of Texas
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- ↑ Carroll, H. Bailey: Snively Expedition – TSHA Handbook of Texas
- ↑ Hart, Brian: Birdville, Texas – Handbook of Texas
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External links
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- Birdville Historical Society