Near Utopia in Uvalde County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Captain William Ware
Photographed by James Hulse, August 5, 2020
1. Captain William Ware Marker
Who commanded the Second Company of the Second Regiment of San Jacinto ·· Born in Kentucky, January 15, 1800 · Died March 9, 1853
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 728.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical date for this entry is January 15, 1800.
Location. 29° 35.709′ N, 99° 31.579′ W. Marker is near Utopia, Texas, in Uvalde County. It is on Waresville Cemetery Road Ό mile west of Ranch to Market Road 187, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Utopia TX 78884, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Waresville Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Waresville (approx. 0.6 miles away); William Ware (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Rock Store (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jones Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Benjamin F. Highsmith (approx. 2½ miles away); Site of Old Taylor School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Captain John Coffee Hays (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Utopia.
Also see . . . William Ware History. (Submitted on August 31, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
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Photographed by James Hulse, August 5, 2020
2. Captain William Ware Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, August 5, 2020
3. Waresville Cemetery Entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
