The first gift of land was made to a Quaker organization in 1980, and shortly thereafter a meeting house was constructed and equipped with the vision of creating a Quaker spiritual center in the heart of Texas. But due to deaths and displacement of many of the early supporters, that initial project lost most of its energy and nearly failed. The pioneers were few, only a dozen or so. Some of those discovered that an intentional community was not really what they wanted and dropped out.
Ownership remains with the community to avoid the problems of inheritance or resale.
Often the homes are built cooperatively with volunteer labor to reduce costs. In addition, our land is recognized by the county and state as being set aside for Wildlife Management. The total property is 142 acres at a peak elevation of 2200 feet, which promotes pleasant weather year around. At the present time, there are only three residences plus the meeting house. But there is room for at least twenty more structures.