Historical Markers in Texas

Site of Mormon Settlement

History·Burnet County·Texas

Site of a settlement made in 1851 by 20 Mormon families under the leadership of Lyman Wight (1796-1858). Here they built homes, lumber mills, and shops for the manufacture of furniture. Abandoned in 1853. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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30.6388, -98.2344

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