| Marker Number |
10294 |
| Atlas Number |
5209010294 |
| Marker Title |
Charles Lewis McGehee Cabin |
| Index Entry |
McGehee, Charles Lewis |
| Address |
Old Bastrop Highway |
| City |
San Marcos |
| County |
Hays |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
606430 |
| UTM Northing |
3303282 |
| Subject Codes |
cabins, log houses; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
RR 621 (Staples Road) SE 2.6 miles to Old Bastrop Hwy. (CR 266), NE 1.5 miles to entrance to Rancho del Camino Real on private property |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| 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 a cabin (1/2 mi. E) 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) |
