Spanish Fort Site
Address Restricted (S.W. Ayers Farm, 41MU12), Spanish Fort, TX
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One of the most significant archaeological sites in North Texas. The site preserves remains of a fortified Taovaya (Wichita) town occupied during the 1750s — a major trading center aligned with French interests, defended by wooden stockades and a moat, and repulsed a Spanish military assault under Col. Diego Ortiz Parrilla in 1759. The property is privately owned and in agricultural use; address is restricted due to archaeological sensitivity.
- Period of Significance
- 1750–1799
- Criteria
- D
- Style
- Pre-contact / Historic Native American and French settlement
- Access
- Address restricted. Researcher inquiries should be directed to the Texas Historical Commission Archeological Stewardship Program.