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Fredericksburg · Gillespie County · placed 1936

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Gillespie County, Texas

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A Mormon settlement. Established in 1847 by 150 Mormons under the leadership of Lyman Wight (1796-1858). Abandoned in 1851 after floods destroyed their mill.

Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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