Post by John Paul Stoddard on Mar 28, 2013 22:44:47 GMT -6
Camp Tahuaya is a beautiful, heavily forested 150 acre camp with the largest natural spring in Texas. The lake is stocked with trout. Tahuaya has a rich lore of history. Everything is within easy walking distance. The sparkling cold springs attracted the camps and burial grounds of prehistoric Plainview Man, and later Native Americans of several tribes. The Spanish Conquistadors built their forts and, according to legend, buried their gold here.
Texas settlers built a grinding mill and millrace whose ruins are now historic landmarks in the camp. The Old Military Road and the Shanklin Mill brought thousands of wagons to the spring, carving deep wheel ruts still visible in the stone by our lake. The stone fences, plentiful arrowheads, Military Road, and millrace ruins are visible reminders of Camp Tahuaya’s frontier heritage.
www.longhorncouncil.org/Camps---High-Adventure/Summer-Camp/Camp-Tahuaya.aspx
Texas settlers built a grinding mill and millrace whose ruins are now historic landmarks in the camp. The Old Military Road and the Shanklin Mill brought thousands of wagons to the spring, carving deep wheel ruts still visible in the stone by our lake. The stone fences, plentiful arrowheads, Military Road, and millrace ruins are visible reminders of Camp Tahuaya’s frontier heritage.
www.longhorncouncil.org/Camps---High-Adventure/Summer-Camp/Camp-Tahuaya.aspx