Details for Bird Creek Indian Battle
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5027000410
Data
| Marker Number | 410 |
| Atlas Number | 5027000410 |
| Marker Title | Bird Creek Indian Battle |
| Index Entry | Bird Creek Indian Battle |
| Address | Merritt Rd. |
| City | Temple |
| County | Bell |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 656476 |
| UTM Northing | 3443642 |
| Subject Codes | military topics; Native Americans |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Along greenbelt sidewalk 200 feet SE of Merritt Road and 200 feet NE of W. Nugent Ave. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | May 26, 1839 This marker commemorates the death of Captain John Bird, Sergeant William Weaver, Jesse E. Nash, H.M.C. Hall, Thomas Gay, and the heroic and successful battle of a Ranger force of 34 against 240 Indians. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |