McLean in Gray County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Alfred Rowe
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2023
1. Alfred Rowe Display, including the Historic train depot and the Titanic
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 35° 13.924′ N, 100° 35.998′ W. Marker is in McLean, Texas, in Gray County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and First Street (Business Interstate 40), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Location of the marker and mural is at the front of the McLean-Allanreed Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 N Main St, McLean TX 79057, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. 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 Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Avalon Theater, McLean, Texas (within shouting distance of this marker); First Phillips 66 Station (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); McLean Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Devil's Rope Museum, McLean, Texas (approx. 0.2 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. half a mile away); World War II Prisoner of War Camp at McLean (approx. 3½ miles away); Alanreed Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away); a different marker also named Alanreed Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McLean.
Another marker is no longer nearby.
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Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2023
2. Alfred Rowe display at the front of the McLean-Allanreed Historical Museum
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2023
3. Texas-Plains Trail Display
Also near the entrance of the museum, mural includes Camanche leader Quanah Parker and the first Phillips 66 gas station built in Texas. Facility still stands nearby.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
