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Sherman in Grayson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Friendship Methodist Church

 
 
Friendship Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, December 30, 2024
1. Friendship Methodist Church Marker
Inscription. Organized 1867 in log schoolhouse. In 1892 built first sanctuary; second, 1914; added Graves Recreation Hall 1958.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1967

 
Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 7373.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
 
Location. 33° 38.051′ N, 96° 39.756′ W. Marker is in Sherman, Texas, in Grayson County. It is at the intersection of Friendship Road and Wilder Trail, on the right when traveling south on Friendship Road. The marker is located at the front entrance to the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 293 N Friendship Road, Sherman TX 75092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. 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, one of the Confederate States of America,
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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Friendship Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Grayson County Poor Farm (approx. 2.1 miles away); Wilson N. Jones (approx. 2.2 miles away); B.H. Zauk (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Great Sherman Storm of 1896 (approx. 2.3 miles away); Andrew Hanson (approx. 2.4 miles away); Thomas Jefferson Shannon (approx. 2.4 miles away); Andrew L. Randell (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherman.
 
The front entrance to the Friendship Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, December 30, 2024
2. The front entrance to the Friendship Methodist Church and Marker
The Friendship Methodist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, December 30, 2024
3. The Friendship Methodist Church
The Friendship Cemetery next to the church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, December 30, 2024
4. The Friendship Cemetery next to the church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 2, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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