Arlington, TX, United States
Site of Bird's Fort. Established in 1840 by Jonathan Bird on the Military Rd. 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. #4731
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