1-Johnson Road bridge
2-Nile Parsonage
Parsonage for the Nile Seventh Day Baptist Church. Date unknown. The Wells family at the Utopia farm were Seventh Day Baptists, as were many in that small…
3-Nile Seventh Day Baptist Church
Nile Seventh Day Baptist Church, date unknown. The Wells family members were SDB's, as were many of the people in their hamlet. Submitted by Valerie Ross, MD,…
4-Notch from a distance
Looking out toward "the East Notch", a landmark then and now. Submitted by Valerie Ross, MD, of Houston, Texas; 2007
5-Old Utopia watercolor probably by John Sinnette
A painting of the old Wells farm, c 1880, probably done by John Sinnette. Note the notch in the background. The picture shows George Wells taking his favorite…
6-Wirt District 6
The "pink schoolhouse", Wirt district #6, 1914, Gertrude Wells is the teacher on the left. Gertrude was the eldest of the six Ernest Wells children (Gertrude,…
7-Schoolhouse District 6 Town of Wirt 1880
8-Utopia1898
The "new" Utopia farmhouse, c. 1898 submitted by Valerie Ross, MD, of Houston, Texas; 2007
9-Utopia 1976
The Utopia farmhouse 1976. It was owned by Muriel (Wells) and Milton Scutt at that time. Submitted by Valerie Ross, MD, of Houston, Texas; 2007
10-New Utopia farmhouse 1898
11-Utopia
12-Utopia from front pasture looking east
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Submitted by Valerie Ross, MD, of Houston, Texas.
utopia description
Submitted by Valerie Ross; "The following was written out by my uncle Phil Seaman"
