Bird Creek Indian Battle
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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. (1936)
Marker No: 410
Gray Granite 1936 Centennial Marker
Geographic: 31.114708,-97.357864
Location: At the 2000 block of West Nugent Avenue (inside of road), west of I-35 and just east of Bird Creek.
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