Kincheloe's home that same year while he was away. Lipan Apaches captured Frank Buckelew inġ866 and held him captive for eleven months. Had friendly contact with Tonkawa Indians who had come to plant cropsįor their people, who were due to come later. Considerant's plan toĮstablish a Fourierist phalanx in the canyon did not materializeīecause the failure of La Reunion, near Dallas, had made potential This purchase was financed by theĮuropean and American Colonization Society. In 1856 Victor P.Ĭonsiderant purchased 47,000 acres of land in the canyon from theĬan’on de Ugalde Land Company. More settlers arrived in 1853,Īnd by 1856, a store - post office was built by Charles Durbon, whoīecame the first postmaster of Waresville.
Thompson, Aaron Anglin, John and James Davenport, Lee Sanders, Henry With 600 head of cattle and two ox - drawn wagonsįull of seeds, fruit trees, food, and tools, they had to move largeīoulders to get the wagons through the pass into the canyon. In 1852, thus fulfilling a resolution he had made in 1835, when heįirst saw the place. The Texas Revolution, moved to the canyon with his son and six slaves HaysĮncountered the Comanches again on June 24, 1841, when eight Comanches Sabinal Canyon, where they destroyed newly deserted villages. The Spaniards also found silver and dug a shaft on theĮast side of Sugarloaf Mountain, five miles south of Utopia. Tawakonis and led a decisive victory over the Apaches at the site ofįuture Utopia. In 1790 Juan de Ugalde united Comanches, Taovayas, and Tribes, to note the flora and fauna of the area, and to name the Made several excursions into the area to take careful inventory of Have found evidence of Paleo - Indians in the canyon. HISTORY: Handbook of Texas Online: "Archeologists UTOPIA COMMUNITY PARK: FM 1050 W. Dam on Sabinal River Day Use Fee $10.00 per person per day Bird, Big Tree & Nature Tours by Reservation Only. 10am-6pm, Summer M-Sun.10am-6pm 10 miles west of Utopia on FM1050.ĭisplays - area animals, birds, bird nests/eggs, bats, moths, butterflies, insects, native plants/flowers, snakes, fish, turtles, fossils & arrowheads. HILL COUNTRY NATURE CENTER: 83 Hours - Fall/Winter M-F 11am-5pm, Spring M-Sat. Books, Videos, Wi-Fi & Computers available. UTOPIA MEMORIAL LIBRARY: 83 Open Mornings M-F 9am to Noon Open Afternoons M&Th 1–5pm T,W&F 1- 4pm FM 187 in Utopia, east side of road. Exhibits pioneer farm implementsĪnd household items, Indian artifacts, geological exhibits, including fossils and minerals from the Sabinal River Canyon. The museum is on the right (west) side of the road. of Utopia Public Course, 9 holes Rent Clubs, Balls & Carts. of Vanderpool Lost Maples State Natural Area
HIKING, BIRDING & FALL COLORS - 83 FM 187 4 miles N. PRINCIPAL BUSINESS: Tourism, hunting, ranching, 2 nearby State ParksįALL FOLIAGE & SCENIC HILL COUNTRY DRIVES
SMALLER NEIGHBORING TOWNS: Vanderpool & Waresville The edge of the Hill Country in Uvalde and Sabinal.ĮCONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES: Nothing formal Near Concan, Utopia, Garner State Park and close to HILL COUNTRY RIVER REGION: Fun activities in the Sabinal Canyon, Rio Location: In the Sabinal (Ugalde) Canyon, 19 mi W of Tarpley, 16 mi E of Rio Frio Ģ4 mi E of Concan 24 mi SE of Leakey 23 mi N of Sabinal 11 mi S of Vanderpool Utopia Texas, "An Ideally, Perfect Place"
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Join us at the Park Memorial Weekend for the 'Utopia Ranch Rodeo & Dance' and the 4th weekend of June for the 'Utopia Rodeo, BBQ & Dance'.Watch a Clip about why people fall in love with Utopia Texas īy David Cook author of the 'Seven Days in Utopia' movie & book For a fee you can bird, fish, swim, picnic or camp there are public rest rooms and swings for the kids. Utopia Community Park on the Sabinal River has a dam which creates a nice swimming hole with a rope swing and giant Cypress Trees. Utopia and the Golf Course were the inspiration for the book 'Golf's Sacred Journey' and a movie 'Seven Days in Utopia' starring Robert Duvall, Lucas Black and several other stars was filmed in Utopia August 2010, and will be in theaters Spring/Summer 2011. Play a round of Golf on the scenic (and now famous) 'Utopia Golf Course'. Visit 'Main Street Utopia' the French antique shop for antiques and Utopia Souvenirs, Heaven's Landing for flowers, gifts & ice - cream, or experience the wild side of Utopia at 'Hill Country Nature Center' with animal, bird, bat, butterfly and insect displays of the many Critters that call Utopia home.
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