Marker Number |
9733 |
Atlas Number |
5053009733 |
Marker Title |
Site of Mormon Settlement |
Index Entry |
Mormon Settlement, Site of |
Address |
CR 340 |
City |
Marble Falls |
County |
Burnet |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
573361 |
UTM Northing |
3389826 |
Subject Codes |
settlements; religious leaders |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
CR 340 (Mormon Mill Road), about 0.8 mi. N of CR 341, on private property |
Private Property |
Yes |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
1936 Centennial historical marker |
Marker Text |
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 |