McFaddin in Victoria County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

McFaddin Mercantile

Photographed by James Hulse, January 31, 2021

1. McFaddin Mercantile Marker

Inscription.

The St. Louis, Brownsville,and Mexico Railroad built a line thorugh the McFaddin Ranch about 1900. The ranch settlement, temporarily renamed Marianna by the railroad, soon boasted a depot, post office, church, school, and several businesses, including this mercantile built in 1910. It was a community gathering place and briefly housed the post office. The board-and-batten structure is a fine example of small community mercantile stores.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990

Designated Family Land Heritage Property
100 years of agriculture by the same family
J.A. McFadden Ranch
Texas Department of Agriculture

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3290.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 28° 33.201′ N, 97° 0.802′ W. Marker is in McFaddin, Texas, in Victoria County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 445 and McCann Street, on the right when traveling east on Highway 445. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McFaddin TX 77973, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McFaddin Post Office

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carlos de la Garza (approx. 5 miles away); Preston Rose Austin (approx. 10.2 miles away); Original Mission Refugio (approx. 12½ miles away); Cologne Community (approx. 14.8 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Victoria County C.S.A. (was approx. 14.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . McFaddin, TX.

McFaddin is near the San Antonio River two miles east of U.S. Highway 77 and eighteen miles southwest of Victoria in Victoria County. It was named for Capt. James A. McFaddin, a Civil War veteran and prominent Refugio County cattleman who began ranching at the fork of the Guadalupe and San Antonio rivers in Victoria County in 1876. Source: The Handbook of Texas

(Submitted on February 7, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, January 31, 2021

2. McFaddin Mercantile Marker

Front entrance to the McFaddin Mercantile image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 31, 2021

3. Front entrance to the McFaddin Mercantile

Side view of the McFaddin Mercantile image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 31, 2021

4. Side view of the McFaddin Mercantile

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 668 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 7, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.