Site of the Delaware Indian Village

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 by the State of Texas 1936

Site of the Delaware Indian Village is a historical marker in Alto, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.6374, -95.0907 near Alto. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lacy's Fort (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Camp Alto, World War II Prisoner of War Camp, Low Family, and Smith, Frank A., United Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006646. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.