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Uvalde County, Texas
Historical Markers in Utopia, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Utopia, in Uvalde County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Texas Revolution, and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 1991. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Utopia stories
- In This Vicinity June 24, 1841, Captain John Coffee Haysplaced 1936
In this vicinity June 24, 1841, Captain John Coffee Hays and his Company of 12 Rangers assisted by thirty Mexicans under Captain Flores encountered…
- Old Waresvilleplaced 1966
First nonmilitary colony in Uvalde County, founded 1852 by Capt. William Ware, veteran of Battle of San Jacinto.
- Waresville Cemeteryplaced 1991
The Waresville Cemetery is one of the last reminders of the Old Waresville Settlement on the Sabinal River established by Captain William Ware…
- Utopiaplaced 1973
After an 1886 Indian raid on their nearby Little Creek home, R. H. Kincheloe and family moved here, built a home and in 1873 a 2-story rock store.
- William Wareplaced 1936
William Ware Capt. William Ware was born in 1800 to Joseph and Elizabeth Ware in Kentucky (Georgia in some sources).
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