Details for Dry Frio Canyon
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5463001288
Data
| Marker Number | 1288 |
| Atlas Number | 5463001288 |
| Marker Title | Dry Frio Canyon |
| Index Entry | Dry Frio Canyon |
| Address | FM 1051 NW of Uvalde |
| City | Uvalde |
| County | Uvalde |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 418637 |
| UTM Northing | 3267962 |
| Subject Codes | geology; water topics; health resorts |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Uvalde, take Highway 83 North about 16 miles, then take Highway 1051 Northwest about 6 miles to marker. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Area's first settlers--families of Louis Bohme, Charles Jones, Gus Heard, and Lawrence Pike Heard-- applied in 1875 in search of new frontiers and range lands. The first post office was called Heard, as was the first school, which opened in 1880. While digging a well in 1885, T. H. Hammer discovered area's mineral water which became famous for medicinal qualities. He later sold his property to a promoter named Reagan who built a bathhouse and a hotel to sell mineral water. Baptist Church, formed in 1906, was first local house of worship. 1968 |