​Site of Tarrant County's First Courthouse
Birdville

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Marker Text: ​First (1849-1856) county seat, Tarrant County, with 80 acres for public use. Courthouse foundation was laid on site donated by G. Akers and W. Norris. After courts upheld--in Walker vs. Tarrant County--vote in bitterly contested 1856 election, Fort Worth became the county seat. (1968)

Marker No: 4893

Aluminum 14 x 24 Subject Marker

Geographic: 32.807121, -97.255661

Location: ​6000 block of Broadway, near Birdville High School, Haltom City