Beaumont in Jefferson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dr. Charles F. L. N. Graham

(1889-1943)

Photographed by James Hulse, January 18, 2022

1. Dr. Charles F. L. N. Graham Marker

Inscription. Born in British Guiana (Guyana), Charles Frank Luckett Nordman Graham attended college in Alabama, Ohio, and Iowa. He came to Beaumont in 1918 on behalf of the American Missionary Association and founded Graham Congregational Church and the Barnwell community center.. The Rev. Dr. Graham organized recreational and health services for the city's negro citizens. He was instrumental in easing racial tensions in the early 1940s with the establishment of the Beaumont Negro Goodwill Council. He became a U.S. Citizen in 1943, eight months before his death.

Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10531.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 30° 5.645′ N, 94° 6.615′ W. Marker is in Beaumont, Texas, in Jefferson County. It is on Gladys Street 0.1 miles east of North Martin Luther King Jr Parkway, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located in the west side of the old Plymouth United Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1460 Gladys Street, Beaumont TX 77701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Blind Willie Johnson (approx. ¼ mile away); Beaumont (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx.

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0.3 miles away); F/RF-101 Voodoo (approx. 0.3 miles away); Holmes Duke House (approx. half a mile away); McFaddin-Ward House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Woman's Club of Beaumont (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Clubhouse The Woman's Club of Beaumont (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaumont.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 18, 2022

2. Dr. Charles F. L. N. Graham Marker

The view of the Dr. Charles F. L. N. Graham Marker by the old church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 18, 2022

3. The view of the Dr. Charles F. L. N. Graham Marker by the old church

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 739 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.