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Married after 1876 to Mollie Turner (1857-1919), daughter of an early Trinity pioneer, Ranald McDonald (1846-1931) settled on his land along the Trinity River. He bought this lot in 1890 and hired John Denton Gibbs to erect this victorian structure, which stands on stone piers, McDonald kept bees, honey, buggies, and wagons. His son Alexander (d. 1944), the second owner of the house, built a power plant on this property to provide Trinity's first electrical system.
McDonald, Ranald is a historical marker in Trinity, Trinity County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 24 historical markers documented in Trinity County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 77 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9432, -95.3771 near Trinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Red Schoolhouse (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Barnes, Jacob Pope & Elizabeth Ann, First United Methodist Church of Trinity, and Cedar Grove Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5455007962. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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