https://wiki.proto.town/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Proto-TownProto-Town - Revision history2026-07-21T07:18:21ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.17https://wiki.proto.town/index.php?title=Proto-Town&diff=139&oldid=prevAdmin: Add factual founding history2026-07-19T10:27:15Z<p>Add factual founding history</p>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Proto-Town''' is an industrial innovation campus in Caldwell County, Texas, south of Lockhart. It provides shared space and infrastructure for companies working on hardware, manufacturing, robotics, aerospace, energy, water technology, construction, and other physical technologies.<br />
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Proto-Town's public website describes the project as an effort to restore a culture of experimentation and provide infrastructure that allows people to build quickly.<ref>[https://www.proto.town/ Proto-Town: official website]</ref> Caldwell County describes the planned '''Proto-Town Innovation Hub''' as a center for technology manufacturing and hardware startups. Public plans include demonstration buildings, research facilities, advanced-manufacturing prototypes, and temporary accommodations for people engaged in research.<ref>[https://www.co.caldwell.tx.us/page/article/1179 Caldwell County: development agreement for Proto-Town approved]</ref><br />
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The campus is developed and managed by [[Earthship|Earthship Corporation]]. A 2025 development agreement among Caldwell County, Earthship, and Greenwood Ventures Group identifies Earthship as the developer and describes a lease with a contract to purchase approximately 537 acres covered by that agreement.<ref>[https://www.co.caldwell.tx.us/upload/page/0234/development%20agreement%20prototown.pdf Caldwell County: Proto-Town development agreement]</ref><br />
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Companies associated with the campus are listed in [[:Category:Companies]]. Publicly documented locations and events are collected in [[:Category:Locations in Proto-Town]], [[:Category:Historical and significant events in Proto-Town]], and [[:Category:Recurring events in Proto-Town]].<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.proto.town/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:Locations in Proto-Town]]</div>Admin