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
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