Details for Old Waresville
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5463003831
Data
| Marker Number | 3831 |
| Atlas Number | 5463003831 |
| Marker Title | Old Waresville |
| Index Entry | Waresville |
| Address | FM 187, S of Utopia |
| City | Utopia |
| County | Uvalde |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 449560 |
| UTM Northing | 3274707 |
| Subject Codes | Greek Revival (Architectural style); Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; settlements |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | (Marker on Highway 187, 1-2 miles south of Utopia). From Utopia, take Highway 187 South about 1.5 mile to marker. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | First nonmilitary colony in Uvalde County, founded 1852 by Capt. William Ware, veteran of Battle of San Jacinto. Ware built first log cabin home (still standing). Other early settlers included Gideon Thompson, whose wife was first Anglo-American woman in Sabinal Canyon. Colony lost settlers in Indian Raids, 1856-1866. Although the post office moved to Utopia in 1883, still here is the cemetery where Capt. Ware was buried in 1853; first store and post office built by Charles Durbon, 1856; homes of Joel Fenley, John Ware, built of native stone, 1870's. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966. |