Marker Inscription
Tennessee native Capt. William Carroll McAdams (1825-1906) came to Texas in the 1840s, served as a Texas Ranger, and fought in the Mexican war (1846-1848). McAdams and his wife Ann (Alexander) acquired this land in 1854 and began cattle raising. The cemetery opened after the death of Mrs. McAdams. The first marked grave is that of Mary M. Couger in 1889. McAdams Cemetery served the Pickwick Community (now under the lake). In 1940 graves were moved here from Carter Bend Cemetery which was on the proposed Possum Kingdom Lake site. (1979)
About this site
Pickwick-McAdams Cemetery is a historical marker in Graford, Palo Pinto County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 45 historical markers documented in Palo Pinto County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 53 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.9049, -98.4360 near Graford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sheppard, Morris, Dam and Possum Kingdom Lake (historical marker), about 2.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Comanche Trail Through Palo Pinto County, Civilian Conservation Corps at Possum Kingdom State Park, and Slaughter, George Webb.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5363004013. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
