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route map circa 1906, showing Utica
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
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History
in a Pecan Shell
A post office opened in Utica in 1890 when the population was an estimated
100 persons. The figure of 100 was still in effect when the post office closed
in 1905. The map above was published in 1906 but still shows the town. Utica disappeared
completely from maps and from Smith County records.
Utica
Texas ForumI
believe that the population for Utica is still here just South East of Red Springs
4-way Crossing, today part of Utica serves as home to the Werner's Tiger Creek
Wildlife Refuge (www.tigercreek.org) and several homesteads (About 15 home sites
in all). The original post office was torn down and reconstructed into a Rock
House (Iron Ore) now known as the Mullins House. - Brian Werner of Tiger Creek
Wildlife Refuge, March 02, 2005 | |
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