Cactus Inn Sign, McLean, Texas

McLean started as nothing more than a cattle loading site along the Rock Island Railroad when, in 1901, a water well was dug and a switch and section house was built. But, among the railroaders, a large rancher had a vision. Alfred Row, an Englishman, saw greater opportunity for the area and donated land near the switching station to lay out a town site. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.