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Vigilante Justice
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Mc Dade, Texas 78650 United States Near By Caches
Hidden On: 21 Apr 2003
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Virtual Cache. Just stop and read. A nice break on the way to Houston. Please email me with the answer to this question: When were the first Vigilantes organized? To verify your find, email megindler@aol.com with a photo of your visit and/or the answer to the question. Do not give away answers in your log. Unverified logs will be deleted.
McDade was a mighty rowdy place. The first business was a saloon that operated out of a tent. There a thirsty man could buy a tin cup full of whiskey for ten cents. When the town was incorporated in 1873, it had a post office, cotton gin, and a small Baptist church. In 1879, a school was formed and McDade was called a "thriving depot town" - the population of the community had grown to about 150 people. Although you would think that this place had everything going for it as a law-abiding locale, it was not to be - violence and vigilante justice soon became a serious problem. A group of outlaws known as the "notch cutters" took up residence in McDade. As there was no local law enforcement, the citizens of the town decided to deal with the bandits in their own way. They hung two of the outlaws and the bad guys retaliated by murdering two of the vigilantes. The citizens returned the favor by hanging a third outlaw. In 1876, the citizens caught two men skinning a cow that was displaying the brand of the Olive Ranch. The men were shot on the spot - no questions asked. Again the outlaws retaliated. About 15 men, supposedly led by the son of one of the men shot, attacked the headquarters of the Olive Ranch. Two cowboys were killed and the ranch house was burned. Today, the once-so-violent railroad town is a small and tranquil agricultural community best know for the melons that it grows in the fertile, sandy soil - that same soil covers the remains of the outlaws and vigilantes - grim reminders of those rough times in early Texas. |
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12 Apr 2004 by
thorax
(Finds: 35 Score: 113)
(Hidden: 0 Score: 0)
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Was able to spend some time today with some friends who lived in Austin a long time, but moved back to Orkney....they wanted to look at wildflowers, and I wanted to hunt for some new caches (especially Texas-Gal's new Giddings caches) so we combined our efforts. Had my eye on 12, came back with 5, so it wasn't too bad.
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20 Sept 2003 by
txhipowr
(Finds: 66 Score: 225.5)
(Hidden: 11 Score: 50.5)
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Great history lesson on a rainy afternoon. Thnx.
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