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
