| Marker Number |
2959 |
| Atlas Number |
5439002959 |
| Marker Title |
Kiowa Raid on Walnut Creek |
| Index Entry |
Kiowa Raid on Walnut Creek |
| Address |
FM 730 (Boyd Road) |
| City |
Azle |
| County |
Tarrant |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
636191 |
| UTM Northing |
3644198 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
FM 730 R.O.W., east side, south of Sandy Beach Road |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In April 1867 a band of about sixty Kiowa Indians, led by Chiefs Satank and Satanta, raided the home of William Hamleton on Walnut Creek. Hamleton was away when the Kiowas killed his wife, Sally, and captured two children, Lavina and Mary. Lavina was released from captivity after six months, but Mary was given to an Indian family and grew to adulthood among the Kiowas. Called To-Goam-Gat-Ty, she became an accepted tribal member and married another captive, Calisay. The site of the 1867 Kiowa Raid is now under the waters of Eagle Mountain Reservior (1.4 mi. E) (1983) |
