Details for McDade
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5021009209
Data
| Marker Number | 9209 |
| Atlas Number | 5021009209 |
| Marker Title | McDade |
| Index Entry | McDade |
| Address | |
| City | McDade |
| County | Bastrop |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 665437 |
| UTM Northing | 3332046 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | US 290 and Loop 223, McDade |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| 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) Incise in base: McDade was settled in 1869. |