Marker Inscription
Adolphus Lane Spradlin (1863-1946) came to Texas from Indiana in 1875 with his parents. He settled at Hiram in Kaufman County and married Lee Ann Henson (1864-1939), of Cherokee ancestry. In 1898 he bought land in the Van Zandt County community of Small (5 mi. N of Edgewood) and built this dogtrot cabin of hand-hewn logs. In 1909 Spradlin sold the house and land to W. C. Sims (1870-1960) and moved his family to Edgewood. He operated a cotton gin and served as justice of the peace for 22 years. The Joe H. Vines and the John C. Simmons families also lived in this cabin. (1978)
About this site
Spradlin, A. L., Log Cabin is a historical marker in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 169 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7001, -95.8862 near Edgewood. The nearest cataloged historic site is First National Bank Building, Old (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Heritage Park Museum, Edgewood Cemetery, and Humphries, William H., Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011439. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
