Marker Inscription
John McAdams, III (1815-92), a veteran of the Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas Army, moved to present Walker County from the Sabine District. He and his first wife Hester White (1818-49) built this home in the 1840s. He later wed Mary Frances Bankhead (1834-1905). A land speculator, planter, and rancher, he also ran a cotton gin and sawmill. The area around his land became known as McAdams community. A post office was located there from 1888 to 1917. The family cemetery is now a public burial ground. In 1968 the house was moved here from the original site (1 mi. E).
About this site
McAdams Homeplace is a historical marker in Walker County, Texas. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 85 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7689, -95.7717. The nearest cataloged historic site is McAdams Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Buck Foster Cemetery, Cook Springs Baptist Church, and Randall Quarters.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5471008465. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
