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WILBARGER
CREEK
Travis County, Texas
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its source three miles N of Pflugerville,
Wilbarger Creek runs SE for forty-two miles to its mouth on the Colorado
River near Utley (7 miles N of Bastrop).
The creek is named for Josiah
Wilbarger who had moved to Texas and was granted land near the
mouth of the creek in 1832. |
1926 marker
for Josiah Pugh Wilbarger
placed by his descendants
Click on image for text |
This
marker is set alongside the N side of FM 969 and Wilbarger Trace Road,
about 1 mile E of Utley and 6 miles west of Bastrop.
The story of Josiah's ordeal (being scalped alive) was included in
a book published in the 1890s entitled Indian Depredations in Texas.
The book was written by Josiah Wilbarger's nephew - also named Josiah
who used the initial J. to avoid confusion with his uncle.
Josiah's story is recounted in detail in C.F. Eckhardt's Sara's
Dream. |
| FM 969 at
Wilbarger Bend Road |
Wilbarger
Bend Road (Wilbarger Trace)
heading toward the Colorado River |
All it needs
is a handyman! Price Reduced.
A former residence on Wilbarger Road |
The river
gauge at the Utley bridge. Note bullet holes
TE photos. February 2007 |
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