Site of Zodiac

Historical marker location:

Fredericksburg, Texas

( take US 290 E approx. 4 miles to Schmidtzinsky Rd.; then east approx. 1.4 miles (on private property))

Marker installed: 1936

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.

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