Marrow Bone Spring Archeological Site

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Marrow Bone Spring Archeological Site
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Around state historical marker near Marrow Bone Spring
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Marrow Bone Spring Archeological Site
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Marrow Bone Spring Archeological Site
LocationVandergriff Park in Arlington, Texas
Coordinates 32°42′7″N97°6′47″W / 32.70194°N 97.11306°W / 32.70194; -97.11306
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
NRHP reference No. 78002980
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1978

Marrow Bone Spring Archeological Site is located in Marrow Bone Spring Park, north of Vandergriff Park, in Arlington, Texas, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 21, 1978. [1]

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History

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The plaque at Marrow Bone Spring

Historians disagree on what happened at the site. [2] The name is theorized to have been coined because of an argument between La Salle and Sieur Moranget, discussing the bone marrow of a buffalo, that 11 Indians witnessed. [3]

Marrow Bone Spring was Indian habitat in the 1700s or earlier. [4] [5] In 1843, the first white settlement consisting of President Sam Houston's envoys seeking peace, south of the Trinity River was at Marrow Bone Spring, where old Indian arrowhead stones were discovered. [4] [6] In 1845, Mathias Travis and I.C. Spence opened a trading post and bartered with Indians from the region. [5] [6] Among goods exchanged were the Indians' pelts and belts for staple food, mirrors, and black neckties. [6]

On December 22, 2010, bids were heard to build a trail and parking lot facilities around the site. [7] On June 4, 2013, bids were heard to repair erosion around the area. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ Walker, Bill (April 18, 1979). "Arlington now has first listing in National Register". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 101. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Carter, O.K. (June 17, 1986). "Peaceful park has a lively place in history". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 19. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Sites. 25 Marrow Bone Spring". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 8, 1997. p. 214. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 Wentworth, Denise (December 18, 1988). "Arlington of Late". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 4B. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 3 Gage, Duane (July 28, 1984). "Wood, water, fine soil lure settlers to area". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 120. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Invitation to Bid Trail and Parking Lot Facilities At Marrow Bone Spring Park". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 14, 2010. p. 25. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Invitation to Bid Marrow Bone Spring Park Erosion Repair". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 28, 2013. p. C8. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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