Near Alto in Cherokee County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of the Delaware Indian Village

Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 28, 2018

1. Site of the Delaware Indian Village Marker

Inscription. 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 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 6646.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 31° 38.244′ N, 95° 5.438′ W. Marker is near Alto, Texas, in Cherokee County. It is on State Highway 21 1.4 miles west of Marcus Street (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alto TX 75925, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of

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the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Lacy's Fort (approx. ¼ mile away); Camp Alto, World War II Prisoner of War Camp (approx. 0.9 miles away); A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 1.4 miles away); Stella Salmon Hill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Robert F. Mitchell (approx. 1.4 miles away); Terrell Lodge No. 83 A.F. & A.M. (approx. 1½ miles away); In the Present County of Cherokee (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alto.

Also see . . . Delaware Indians - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on August 8, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 28, 2018

2. Site of the Delaware Indian Village Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,566 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 8, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.