Arlington History Part 1/4

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[@allanbrogdon3078]

Born at Arlington Memorial 1961.Moved to Grapevine at 2yrs old . raised around Grapevine lake.It has changed so much.

[@Cruziewuzie1972]

Did the natives leave or were they forced out..?

[@jeffsanders663]

Probably forced.

[@Cruziewuzie1972]

I'm with you bro. I was being playfully facetious...😉

[@voidvoidvoid7274]

Definitely forced out...

[@dr97236]

The work Springs of Texas notes that "Tarrant attacked the communities while the Indian men were out hunting buffalo, and massacred women and children there."

[@AngelFaire_]

I'm pretty sure they were forced out....?

[@dr97236]

"The work Springs of Texas notes that Tarrant attacked the communities while the Indian men were out hunting buffalo, and massacred women and children there. During the morning hours of May 24, 1841, the militia force encroached the Village Creek area from the south in the vicinity of Cross Timber, Texas. After capturing a native inhabitant who provided locations of the area villages, Captains Denton, Stout, and Bourland led scouting units north toward the West Fork Trinity River. The militia volunteers carried out the command of burning huts along the creek banks." Gunnar M. Brune; Helen C. Besse (2002). Springs of Texas. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 420-. ISBN 978-1-58544-196-9.