Bedford in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Spring Garden Community

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, July 1, 2023

1. Spring Garden Community Marker

Inscription. The first permanent settler to this area was Samuel Cecil Holiday Witten of Spring Garden, Missouri, who came here in 1854. In 1865, with Milton Moore, he built a schoolhouse here which was named for his Missouri home. The building also served as a chapel and meeting hall. Once the site of churches, a grange, and a Justice of the Peace court, Spring Garden declined in the 1870s because of a destructive schoolhouse fire and the nearby development of Bedford. Only the pioneer burial ground at this site marks the location of the early settlement.

Erected 1981 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5016.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 32° 51.996′ N, 97° 7.674′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is at the intersection of Cheek Sparger Road and Horizon Drive, on the left when traveling west on Cheek Sparger Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford TX 76021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spring Garden School (approx. half a mile away); Witten Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Oak Grove Methodist Church

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); The Bidault House (approx. 1½ miles away); Bedford Reunion (approx. 1½ miles away); Pleasant Glade Baptist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Bedford Church of Christ (approx. 1½ miles away); Bedford Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, July 1, 2023

2. Spring Garden Community Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2023, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 688 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2023, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.