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COLLIN McKINNEY CABIN

Historical marker

COLLIN McKINNEY CABIN

THE COLLIN McKINNEY CABIN WS BUILT IN

1846 AND MOVED FROM ANNA, TEXAS TO FINCH PARK

IN 1937 WHERE IT WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL

HISTORICAL BUILDING. IT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE

ON DECEMBER 10, 1980. THE ADJACENT PLAQUE WAS

ATTACHED TO THE HOME WHEN IT BURNED. A

PORTION OF TWO WOODEN HAND HEWN BEAMS,

JOINED BY WOODEN PEGS, ENCASED ABOUT IS ALL

THAT REMAINS OF THE CABIN.

These monuments and other improvements to Finch Park were made in 1982 by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the City of McKinney.  

[The adjacent plaque was for Collin McKinney.]

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Recommended citation: 
 "Collin McKinney Cabin- Places, COLLIN COUNTY HISTORY," Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc.

Last modified: July 11, 2009