Red Lick near Texarkana in Bowie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Red Lick Methodist Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023

1. Red Lick Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. According to oral tradition, the Red Lick Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was founded in 1885. Church services have taken place at this site, upon land donated by the Bob Bonner family, since the 1890s. During the early years the group met in a combination church/school/lodge structure. Women and men sat on opposite sides of the building, and baptism by immersion was performed in a nearby pond. The group changed its name to Red Lick United Methodist Church in 1968. It continues to play an important role in the community's religious life.

Erected 1992 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9501.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 33° 28.079′ N, 94° 10.542′ W. Marker is near Texarkana, Texas, in Bowie County. It is in Red Lick. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market 2148 and Earnest Road, on the left when traveling north on Farm to Market 2148. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3601 FM 2148, Texarkana TX 75503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cemetery for Old Harrison Chapel (approx. 5.4 miles away); Pecan Point Signers (approx. 6½ miles away); The Legend of Hernando de Soto

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(approx. 6.9 miles away); Spring Lake Park (approx. 7 miles away); William Wooten & Anthony Ghio (approx. 7 miles away); Aviation in the Park (approx. 7 miles away); The Texarkana Streetcar System (approx. 7 miles away); Spring Lake Park Fairgrounds (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Texarkana.

Also see . . . Red Lick, TX. The community began in the 1860s and was named by residents who observed that a nearby red clay hill served as a salt lick for area deer. By the late 1800s social life centered around the Red Lick Methodist Episcopal Church, South, founded in 1885. (Laurie E. Jasinski, Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association) (Submitted on October 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023

2. Red Lick Methodist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.