Details for McKain Family Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5467011427
Data
| Marker Number | 11427 |
| Atlas Number | 5467011427 |
| Marker Title | McKain Family Home |
| Index Entry | McKain Family Home |
| Address | 307 E. High |
| City | Wills Point |
| County | Van Zandt |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 780699 |
| UTM Northing | 3622942 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Built 1874 for Thomas J. and Mattie Cornelia Bagby McKain-- first couple married in Wills Point. McKain had come to Texas in 1870 from Florida; his bride, born in Virginia, was educated at Old Trinity University, Tehuacana. McKain (1849-1922), a merchant and Texas immigration promoter, served as the first (and also later) mayor of Wills Point, and was alderman and school trustee. Lumber for the house came by ox-wagon from Longview. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968 |
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