Historical Marker
Madden Massacre
Marker installed: 1936
In a log cabin built here in 1832 by James Madden seven white women with their children were killed by Indians in 1833 while their husbands were held captives in the adjoining cabin. Known as the Madden Massacre.
Texas was once a part of Mexico but gained independence in 1836 after a famous battle at the Alamo.