Middleton Tate Johnson

Historical marker location:

621 W. Arkansas Ln., Arlington, Texas

( Col. Middleton Tate Johnson Plantation Cemetery and Park)

Marker installed: 1936

The Father of Tarrant County. A member of the Congress of the Republic. Born in South Carolina, 1810. Died at Austin, Texas, May 15, 1866. Johnson County was named in his honor.