Danville in Gregg County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Gum Spring Presbyterian Church
(New Danville)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019
1. Gum Spring Presbyterian Church Marker
Inscription.
Gum Spring Presbyterian Church. (New Danville). Named for nearby spring with gum log curb; organized Oct. 7, 1850, by the Rev. J. M. Becton. The 1850 roll: Mr. and Mrs. Meshack Barber, S. S. Barnett, Mrs. T. C. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sloan, Nancy Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Templeton.
Log church of 1849 burned on Dec. 31, 1857; present structure, built in 1858, housed Danville Masonic Lodge No. 101 and (1858-73) Danville Masonic Female Academy, the parent institution of Lon Morris College. Moving in 1874, congregation became the First Presbyterian Church of Kilgore.
[Supplemental plaques] , Before it burned on April 2, 1978 the Gum Spring Presbyterian (New Danville) Church building stood on this site for 120 years. It welcomed congregations of various faiths when they lacked facilities of their own and also opened its doors to community reunions and other worthy uses. (1978)
American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site No. 184 , Registered by the Presbyterian Historical Society , Philadelphia, PA.
Named for nearby spring with gum log curb; organized Oct. 7, 1850, by the Rev. J. M. Becton. The 1850 roll: Mr. and Mrs. Meshack Barber, S. S. Barnett, Mrs. T. C. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sloan, Nancy Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Templeton.
Log church of 1849 burned on Dec. 31, 1857; present structure, built in 1858, housed Danville Masonic Lodge No. 101 and (1858-73) Danville Masonic Female Academy, the parent institution of Lon Morris College. Moving in 1874, congregation became the First Presbyterian Church of Kilgore.
[Supplemental plaques]
Before it burned on April 2, 1978 the Gum Spring Presbyterian (New Danville) Church building stood on this site for 120 years. It welcomed congregations of various faiths when they lacked facilities of their own and also opened its doors to community reunions and other worthy uses. (1978)
American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site No. 184
Registered by the Presbyterian Historical Society
Philadelphia, PA.
Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9963.)
32° 24.113′ N, 94° 49.73′ W. Marker is in Danville, Texas, in Gregg County. Marker is on County Route 2452 north of Old Highway 26, on the left when traveling north. Located within the Danville Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kilgore TX 75662, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Marker for the First Presbyterian Church mentioned in the text.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019
2. Gum Spring Presbyterian Church sub-markers.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019
3. Gum Spring Presbyterian Church Markers
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019
4. Gum Spring Presbyterian Church Marker at Danville Cemetery.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019
5. Danville Cemetery entrance with marker just to right of pavilion.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 4, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.