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Site of Elm Saloon

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McKinney, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 11' 0.209076", -96° 37' 10.817544"
 
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     The Elm Saloon opened about 1883 in a 2-story frame building at this site owned by T.O. Bower. According to an 1884 newspaper story gunfighter Frank James was arrested for his involvement in a fight in the Elm Saloon. By 1892 the saloon, named for a large elm tree near its entrance, was housed in a one-story stone structure. The saloon was located next to McKinney's only railroad passenger depot and by the early 1900s had become a local landmark known variously as the Elm Saloon, Rock Front Saloon, and Old Rock Saloon. The saloon was closed in 1902.** Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995***

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Site of Elm Saloon Historical Marker Location Map, McKinney, Texas