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Black plaque № 17626

Haltom City, TX, United States

Site of Tarrant County's First Courthouse, Birdville. First (1849-1856) county seat, Tarrant County, with 80 acres for public use. Courthouse foundation was laid on site donated by G. Akers and W. Norris. After courts upheld--in Walker vs. Tarrant County--vote in bitterly contested 1856 election, Fo

rt Worth became the county seat. (1968). #4893

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