| Marker Number |
6646 |
| Atlas Number |
5073006646 |
| Marker Title |
Site of the Delaware Indian Village |
| Index Entry |
Delaware Indian Village, Site of the |
| Address |
SH 21 |
| City |
Alto |
| County |
Cherokee |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
301735 |
| UTM Northing |
3502147 |
| Subject Codes |
Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
about 1.3 miles west of Alto on SH 21, east of CR 2902, east side of the road at pullout |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Noted as interpreters and messengers of peace, the Delawares were chiefly instrumental in bringing other tribes to the General Treaty at Bird's Fort (in the present county of Tarrant) in 1843. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
