Waco City Square (c. 1865)

ID: 1644 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Waco City Square (c. 1865)

This photo of Waco was taken in approximately 1865. Marking the end of the Civil War, it was a period of great change for Waco, the state, and the nation. In this year, Uncle Dan gained his freedom along with many other McLennan County slaves, starting a new life as a freedman. 

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By Stephanie Endicott
Dan “Uncle Dan” McLennan was born in 1849 as a slave to Neil McLennan in what would a year later become known as McLennan County, named for his master. Uncle Dan became a beloved member of not only the McLennan family but of the Waco community as…