Charles Lewis McGehee Cabin
Posted by: 
vhasler
N 29° 51.324 W 097° 53.881
14R E 606440 N 3303272
A cabin, built around 1859, for the McGehee family is near here.
Waymark Code: WMKBK8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2014
Views: 11
This marker is on the east side of Old Bastrop Hwy, behind a locked gate. It would make more sense to move the historical marker closer to the roadway. Parking is available on the west side of the road.
Marker Number: 10294
Marker Text:
The McGehee family came to Texas from Alabama in 1847. In 1859, Charles Lewis McGehee, Jr. (1837-1929) acquired this property along the San Marcos River. He soon built this cabin for his wife, Sarah Jane (Humphreys), and their children. One of the oldest existing structures in this part of Hays County. The cabin features a fireplace and chimney of hand-hewn stone. About 1870, McGehee moved his family from the farm into the town of San Marcos, where he worked as a land developer and stock dealer. (1985)
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