McDade
N 30° 17.137 W 097° 14.811
14R E 668614 N 3351736
The state historic marker in the unincorporated Bastrop County community of McDade
Waymark Code: WMVNDE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2017
Views: 10
This state historic marker is located along the US 290 where the Loop 223 comes back to the 290 as Belton Street in McDade.
Marker Number: 9209
Marker Text:
Laid out 1871; named for Jas. McDade, Brenham lawyer. Became a thriving town, important freight center and early-day stage stop. School-church was built 1872; vigilantes (organized 1883) lynched three men on Christmas Eve, causing a shoot-out next day at the Rock Saloon (now a museum). (1968)
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