Locations
McDade, Texas is located in northern Bastrop County off of US 290 and was founded in 1869 by railroad lawyer James W. McDade. The town has a history of violence that peaked with the bloody Christmas of 1883.
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Marlin, Texas is located in Falls County near the Falls on the Brazos River at the intersection of State Highways 6 & 7. Healing hot mineral water was accidentally discovered in Marlin, Texas in 1891, and people would come from all over to soak in the baths for the next 50 years.
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Marfa, Texas is located in Presidio County at the junction of U.S. Highways 67 & 90. Today Marfa is a significant tourist destination for the arts.
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Marathon, Texas is located in Brewster County on the Southern Pacific Railroad at the junction of US Highways 90 and 385. Marathon was founded when the southerntranscontinental railroad was built in 1882.
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Manheim, Texas is located in Lee County on State Highway 21. Manheim (pronounced "Mon-heim") was founded by Adolf Waschmann, who named the community after his parent's hometown in Germany.
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