Marker Inscription
Entered the year-old town of Bandera in March, 1854. Leader was Lyman Wight, church elder who had separated from followers of Brigham Young and taken a colony of 250 to Texas in 1846. Settling first in Austin, then Fredericksburg (where they opened grist and saw mills) the group at last established "Mormon Camp" near Bandera on the Medina River. There they built houses with vegetable gardens in between; milled grain; made furniture from native wood to sell in East. In 1858, after Wight's death, the colony dispersed, although a remnant remained in Bandera. (1967)
About this site
Mormon Settlers in Bandera Cournty is a historical marker in Bandera, Bandera County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Bandera County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7282, -99.0723 near Bandera. The nearest cataloged historic site is Phillips, Captain Jack (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Texas Ranger Trail, Frontier Times Museum, and Langford, B.F., Jr. and Mary Hay House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5019003474. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
