Historical Marker

Rock Front Saloon

McDade · Bastrop County · Dedicated 1963 · THC Atlas #5021009222

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Marker Inscription

Stagecoach stand, U. S. Post Office, early business house. Scene of revenge gunfight, 1883. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1963

About this site

Rock Front Saloon is a historical marker in McDade, Bastrop County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Bastrop County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2869, -97.2400 near McDade. The nearest cataloged historic site is Herron, John (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include McDade Baptist Church, McDade Cemetery, and McDade.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5021009222. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Rock Front Saloon, built about 1870 in McDade, doubled as a stagecoach stand, post office, and business house on the frontier. It became the focal point of the vigilante violence that gripped McDade in the 1870s and 1880s, including the notorious Christmas hangings and gunfights of 1883. The stone building survives and now houses the McDade Historical Society Museum.

Sources: hmdb.org bastropcountyhistorical.org

📍 30.2869, -97.2400 · McDade, Bastrop County

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McDade Baptist Church

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