Temple in Bell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Bird Creek Indian Battle
May 26, 1839
Photographed by James Hulse, December 24, 2025
1. Bird Creek Indian Battle Marker - New Location
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.
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 410.)
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.
Location. 31° 6.968′ N, 97° 21.54′ W. Memorial is in Temple, Texas, in Bell County. It is on West Nugent Avenue east of Merritt Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1327 Merritt St, Temple TX 76504, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Texas. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Prelude to Battle (a few steps from this marker); The Engagement (within shouting distance of this marker); The Chase (within shouting distance of this marker); The Clash - Pinned Down at the Ravine (within shouting distance of this marker); The Feint - Encirclement of the Rangers (within shouting distance of this marker); Bird Creek Battlefield (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Lutheran Church (approx. one mile away); Immanuel Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Temple.
Also see . . . City of Temple to dedicate new Historical Subject Marker, new location for Bird Creek Indian Battle. kcentv.com - Author: Jacob Wallin (Submitted on December 26, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, December 24, 2025
2. Bird Creek Indian Battle Marker - New Location
Photographed by Larry D. Moore, June 30, 2020
3. Bird Creek Indian Battle Marker
This is a photo of the marker in its prior environs.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 10, 2025
4. Bird Creek Indian Battle Marker
Photographed by Larry D. Moore, June 30, 2020
5. Bird Creek Indian Battle Marker Area
This is a photo of the marker in its prior environs.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 10, 2025
6. Bird Creek Indian Battle Marker
Sign showing location of marker, from road
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,689 times since then and 192 times this year. Last updated on December 11, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 3. submitted on July 3, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. 4. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 5. submitted on July 3, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. 6. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
