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UHLAND,
TEXAS
Caldwell County,
Central
Texas South
On the Hays County Line
Hwy 21 and FM 2720
7 miles NW of Lockhart
3 miles SW of Neiderwald
11 miles NE of San
Marcos
Population: 386 (2000)
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| The
prop from the office of the Milk Bottle Motel featured in the movie
'Michael'" filmed in Utley Texas. TE photo, October 2007 |
History in
a Pecan Shell:
Uhland stands today on what was the site of the former Live Oak Community.
There was a post office from 1892 to 1902. Even with the closing of
the post office, the town prospered.
As late as 1950 there were seven business in Uhland. In 1970 there
were no business and 90 people living in Uhland, and today there is
a café and a population of 386. Uhlanders commute to nearby San
Marcos or Lockhart.
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The
Great Comanche Raid Historical Marker
TE photo, 2001 |
| A marker showing
where the Comanches crossed on their way to the coast during the Comanche
Raid of 1840 is found just south of the former downtown Uhland. |
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