Hamlet in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Barron Field

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, September 21, 2024

1. Barron Field Marker

Inscription. One of three World War I fight training centers in the Ft. Worth area, Taliaferro Field No. 2 was built on this site in Nov. 1917. First used by Canadian cadets, it was occupied in April 1918 by American military units. In May, the facility was renamed Barron Field for Cadet Robert J. Barron, who was killed at another flying school. Covering over 600 acres, the camp housed as many as 150 officers and 900 enlisted men. Barron Field sent six Air Squadrons to France before the war ended, Nov. 11, 1918. The training facility closed in 1921, and today only the munitions building remains.

Erected 1976 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 310.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I.

Location. 32° 37.544′ N, 97° 18.274′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Hamlet. It is on Oak Grove Road south of Everman Parkway, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8830 Oak Grove Rd, Fort Worth TX 76140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Everman Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Forest Hill Cemetery (approx.

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3.8 miles away); Crowley Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Crowley (approx. 4.6 miles away); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (approx. 4.7 miles away); First Baptist Church of Kennedale (approx. 5 miles away); Kennedale Independent School District (approx. 5.1 miles away); New Hope Baptist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away).

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, September 21, 2024

2. Barron Field Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.