McKinney
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member txoilgas
N 33° 13.531 W 096° 36.771
14S E 722454 N 3678828
Texas Historical Marker commemorating Collin McKinney and the city named for him, located at a roadside pulloff on the west side of SH 5, just north of McKinney.
Waymark Code: WM7Y2C
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 6178

Marker Text:
Founded 1845 by Collin McKinney, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. In Civil War, Gen. J.W. Throckmorton (later a governor of Texas) organized McKinney's Co. K, 6th Texas Cavalry, an outstanding Confederate fighting unit. Manufacturing, trade and hospital center. (1964)
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