Historical Marker
McKinney
Historical marker location:
McKinney, Texas
( on SH5, about 1 mile north of intersection of SH5 and US 380 - McKinney)
Marker installed: 1963
Founded 1845 by Collin McKinney, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
In Civil War, Gen. J.W. Throckmorton (later a governor of Texas) organized McKinney's Co.K, 6th Texas Cavalry, an outstanding confederate fighting unit.
Manufacturing, trade and hospital center.
1963.