| Marker Number |
5546 |
| Atlas Number |
5311005546 |
| Marker Title |
Townsite of Wentz |
| Index Entry |
Wentz |
| Address |
|
| City |
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| County |
McMullen |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
554493 |
| UTM Northing |
3148165 |
| Subject Codes |
land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; ghost towns |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
(In roadside turnaround with Yarbrough Bend Marker), from Tilden, take Highway 72 East about 6 miles to markers. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Founded as market center for a 44,000-acre farm development. Thrived for 3 years, 1914-1916. Wentz townsite was named for C.C. Wentz (1872-1957), agent of the Two Rivers Ranch Company. He promoted the townsite for the absentee Kansas landlords, and was also a well-known businessman in West Virginia before coming to Texas. The town grew to have about 200 people by 1916. A limousine was hired to meet each train at Three Rivers and bring the mail to Wentz. A severe drouth in 1917, though, forced most citizens to move. The post office closed, 1921; the two schools in 1948. 1968 |
