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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
Mountain Valley is a historical marker in Mico, Medina County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Medina County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5411, -98.9317 near Mico. The nearest cataloged historic site is Medina Dam (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Medina Dam, Haby Settlement, and Emile Wurzbach Rothe grave at the Franz Justus Wuzbach homestead.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5325003505. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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