Details for Before this Dam_Mountain Valley

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5325003505

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Marker Number 3505
Atlas Number 5325003505
Marker Title Before this Dam_Mountain Valley
Index Entry Mountain Valley
Address Medina Dam Rd.
City Mico
County Medina
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 506465
UTM Northing 3267809
Subject Codes settlements; religious leaders; water topics; ghost towns; Native Americans
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location On Medina Dam, 250 feet NW of Medina Dam Rd. (CR 271) on private property with restricted access. Marker reported damaged Jan. 2000. Bronze plaque attached to concrete base, pink granite base not present.
Private Property Yes
Marker Condition
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (pink granite and bronze)
Marker Text Before this dam was built there existed above this site a settlement known as Mountain Valley. Established in 1854 by 16 families of Mormons under the leadership of Lyman Wight (1796-1858). They abandoned their homes and mills in 1858 as the result of Indian depredations. Their lands are now beneath the waters of Medina Lake. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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