Old Waco Settlers Reunion at Cameron Park

ID: 1642 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Old Waco Settlers Reunion at Cameron Park

Uncle Dan, though he is not visible in the image, played his fiddle at this reunion, and many other similar events. Before being driven to Cameron Park for the gathering, Uncle Dan reportedly drank a glass of straight whiskey, which was apparently a necessary step in preparation for fiddling. 

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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…