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Шаблон:Infobox settlement Bird's Fort was a community north of present-day Arlington, Texas (USA).[1][2] In 1841, when John Neely Bryan established Dallas, he invited the settlers at Bird's Fort to come live in his proposed city.[3]

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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External links


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  1. 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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  3. Шаблон:Cite encyclopedia
  4. Cutrer, Thomas W.: Fort BirdTSHA Handbook of Texas
  5. Fort Tour Systems, Inc. – Bird’s Fort
  6. Frazier, Donald S.: Battle of Village CreekTSHA Handbook of Texas
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  9. Carroll, H. Bailey: Snively ExpeditionTSHA Handbook of Texas
  10. Hart, Brian: Birdville, Texas – Handbook of Texas