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By Mike Wintermantel, October 10, 2014
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101Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Alamo / El Alamo
The Alamo Mission San Antonio de Valero - famed as The Alamo - founded 1718 by Spanish Missionaries. Secularized 1793. Garrison for Spanish Cavalry and Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras y Alamo. Between February 23 and March 6, 1836, . . . — Map (db m156704) HM
102Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Alamo in 1836
Corrals for cattle and horses occupied this space during the famous 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo. Small fortifications provided cover for the Texans during the siege. The structures shown in the illustration are (left to right) the church, the . . . — Map (db m30714) HM
103Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Alamo in 1836
The church of former Mission San Antonio de Valero had been converted into a powder magazine and artillery platform by the Mexican Army in the autumn of 1835 during the Siege of Béxar. Following the capture of the town in early December 1835, Texan . . . — Map (db m30736) HM
104Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Alamo in 1836
The fortress known to history as “The Alamo” was originally built by the Spanish in the 18th Century. Named Mission San Antonio de Valero by Franciscan officials, the mission occupied this site from 1724 until it was closed in 1793. The . . . — Map (db m30824) HM
105Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Alamo in 1836
One of the weakest points of the fortified former mission was an open space between the old church and the Low Barrack. During the Siege of Béxar, Mexican troops constructed a palisade, or double log-wall, to close the exposed area. The Texans . . . — Map (db m30857) HM
106Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Church / La iglesia
"The church...is a large, beautiful gallery of three vaults with a very pretty cupola...for its size and good taste, it could be the parish church of a great town." Fr. Juan Agustín de Morfi, 1777-78 The church was central to the . . . — Map (db m34077) HM
107Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Convento / El convento
"From this roof one can hunt without risk, in comfort and with good success. I saw so many ducks, geese, and cranes in a nearby field that, as I said, they covered the ground, and so close to the house that it would be impossible to miss the . . . — Map (db m34065) HM
108Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Defense of The Alamo“Thermopylae had its messenger of defeat; The Alamo had none.”
The Alamo in 1836 consisted of this church, the convent and a large rectangular area or plaza, an enclosure of about six acres surrounded by walls with barracks on the west side of the plaza. On February 23, 1836 Colonel William Barret Travis . . . — Map (db m9224) HM
109Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Mission Period1716 - 1793
This region was inhabited by native peoples from early times. Among them were the Payayas, who lived along a river they called Yanaguana. On June 13, 1691, Franciscan Father Damián Massanet arrived and christened the river San Antonio de Padua in . . . — Map (db m31015) HM
110Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Mission Road / El Camino de las Misiones
This road linked the mission of San Antonio with each other and with the rest of Texas and Mexico. The Mission Road carried information, supplies and trade goods, and warnings of attack or danger. Some of the travel routes used by residents of the . . . — Map (db m33985) HM
111Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — 5553 — Travis Park United Methodist Church("The Methodist Church", 1846; Paine Church, 1852-83)
Founded by the Rev. John Wesley DeVilbiss (1818-83), missionary to Republic of Texas, who in 1844 preached first Protestant sermon ever heard in San Antonio and in June 1846 organized his congregation in the courthouse. Villagers called him "the . . . — Map (db m132555) HM
112Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — Ursuline Academy/Augusta Street Bridge
San Antonians had few places to educate their children before 1851 when Catholic Bishop Jean Marie Odin recruited members of the Order of St. Ursula to start a school for girls on the river at the northern edge of town. The school grew quickly, . . . — Map (db m118168) HM
113Texas (Blanco County), Johnson City — 1641 — First Baptist Churchof Johnson City
In 1879, on July 19-20 or August 16-17, seven members formed the Missionary Baptist Church of Christ, present First Baptist Church. The Rev. James E. Bell (b.1843) held services in the schoolhouse. Lumber for the original church building, erected . . . — Map (db m31532) HM
114Texas (Blanco County), Johnson City — 1712 — First Christian Churchof Johnson City
>This congregation was organized in 1903 by the Rev. Tom Smith, an evangelist with the Texas Christian Missionary Society, and twenty-six charter members. Land for a church building was given by Judge N. T. Stubbs and a sanctuary was completed in . . . — Map (db m31533) HM
115Texas (Blanco County), Johnson City — 2829 — James Polk Johnson Building
Built by Johnson City founder James Polk Johnson (1845-1885), this structure has housed a variety of businesses and served as a community gathering place. In addition to serving as a community hall, opera house, and meeting place for churches and . . . — Map (db m31126) HM
116Texas (Bosque County), Morgan — 1892 — First United Methodist Church of Morgan
Organized in 1889, the Morgan Methodist Church first held worship services in the Baptist church building. At an 1891 revival, the fellowship initiated plans to construct this sanctuary. Originally a one-room structure, the building was enlarged in . . . — Map (db m69595) HM
117Texas (Bosque County), Valley Mills — 3034 — Lanes Chapel and Cemetery
Pioneer area settler Joshua McCuistion donated land at this site for a Methodist chapel to serve the community of Hollis Prairie. Completed about 1880 adjacent to a schoolhouse, it was built by John R. Lane and his sons, for whom the settlement was . . . — Map (db m84910) HM
118Texas (Bowie County), Texarkana — 9471 — Central Christian Church
Founded in 1883 with the Rev. J. C. Mason as first pastor, the Central Christian Church congregation built this structure in 1932. Construction was supervised by architect and church member E. C. Seibert (1878-1941), who used carefully placed . . . — Map (db m96569) HM
119Texas (Bowie County), Texarkana — James Bowie
Front Hero of the Alamo "They never fail who die in a just cause" Love of adventure brought the young South Carolinian to Texas with James Long in 1819. Romance made of him a Mexican citizen and won for him in San . . . — Map (db m96572) HM
120Texas (Brazoria County), Pearland — 11763 — First United Methodist Church of Pearland
Though local Methodist worship can be traced to 1894, this congregation was officially organized in 1898 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Pearland. The original frame building, shared with other denominations, was damaged in the storm of 1900 . . . — Map (db m137335) HM
121Texas (Brazoria County), West Columbia — 9548 — Columbia United Methodist Church
This congregation traces its history to early Methodist missionary activity during Texas' years as a republic in 1839. The Rev. Isaac L. G. Strickland was assigned to the Brazoria Circuit and organized a Methodist Church in Columbia (now West . . . — Map (db m46456) HM
122Texas (Brazos County), Bryan — 8693 — Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church
This parish traces its origin to Episcopal services held in nearby Millican in 1864. A yellow fever epidemic in the Millican area prompted the relocation of the Saint Andrew's Mission to Bryan in 1867. A parish was formed that year and led by The . . . — Map (db m129293) HM
123Texas (Brewster County), Alpine — 12989 — First Baptist Church of Alpine
When the railroad came through this area in 1882, the settlement of Osborne was established here near natural springs. The community's name changed to Murphysville in 1883, and at that time, as the population began to grow, missionaries arrived from . . . — Map (db m61014) HM
124Texas (Brewster County), Alpine — 17697 — J. C. Bird
Julius Canselor Bird (1863-1925) was born in Round Mountain (Blanco Co.), and came to West Texas at age 18 as a Texas Ranger, protecting crews during construction of the transcontinental railroad. J.C. then homesteaded and ranched on ten sections of . . . — Map (db m139126) HM
125Texas (Brewster County), Alpine — Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeOur Lady of Guadalupe
Site of the first Roman Catholic Church in Alpine. Deeded to the Diocese of San Antonio in 1896 by father and son Daniel and Thomas O. Murphy. The original adobe church building was dedicated November 19, 1902, by the Rev. A.J. Forest, Bishop of San . . . — Map (db m61090) HM
126Texas (Brewster County), Alpine — 3884 — Our Lady of Peace
Parish Hall, site of the oldest church building in Alpine, originally called Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, completed in 1892 and in continuous use as a church until 1942, and as a parish hall until 1964. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - . . . — Map (db m61093) HM
127Texas (Brewster County), Alpine — Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
The present church building was dedicated on January 6, 1943, by Rev. Sidney M. Metzger, Bishop of El Paso. Construction began in 1941 under Father Francis Juaniz with members of the parish donating over $10,000. Contributions by the Catholic . . . — Map (db m61091) HM
128Texas (Briscoe County), Silverton — 1675 — First Baptist Church of Silverton
In the fall of 1891, six months before the official founding of the town of Silverton, a group of citizens met together to form a non-denominational community Sunday school. Early meetings were held in a mercantile store and the county courthouse. . . . — Map (db m99861) HM
129Texas (Briscoe County), Silverton — 1770 — First Methodist Church of Silverton
Organized as a Sunday school in 1891, the First Methodist Church of Silverton has grown along with the community. The first pastor was the Rev. W.B. Ford, who conducted services here once a month while also serving other communities in the area. . . . — Map (db m99862) HM
130Texas (Brown County), May — 12532 — May United Methodist Church
Methodists in this area were initially served by circuit-riding preachers. First to come to the region in the 1860s was the Rev. Hugh M. Childress, and worship services were held in private homes. In 1882, the Rev. Peter Gravis organized Mt. Zion . . . — Map (db m85759) HM
131Texas (Brown County), May — 5885 — Wolf Valley Cemetery
This cemetery originally served pioneer settlers of the Wolf Valley community, which began about 1875. The earliest grave is that of S.T. Tollette, who was buried here May 11, 1882. Also buried that same month were James Lyon and R.P. Ramsey. The . . . — Map (db m89616) HM
132Texas (Brown County), Zephyr — 1686 — First Baptist Church of Zephyr
The organizational meeting for this congregation was held at the home of John J. Driskill in 1886. The twelve charter members were first led by Pastor J.B. Greenfield, who served only one month, and then by J.A. Jarrett. The Baptist fellowship . . . — Map (db m89651) HM
133Texas (Brown County), Zephyr — 5949 — Zephyr Gospel Tabernacle
In 1898 John N. Coffey (1847-1919) and John Schwalm (1825-1900) deeded this site for a community tabernacle. Townspeople donated labor and material to erect this open air shelter and to rebuild it after damage from a 1909 cyclone that devastated . . . — Map (db m89652) HM
134Texas (Brown County), Zephyr — 5951 — Zephyr Presbyterian Church
The congregation of the Zephyr Presbyterian Church traces its history to 1890. In 1909 members of the church and community volunteers, with the assistance of Swiss stonemason John Chailette completed a church building. Worship services were held . . . — Map (db m89650) HM
135Texas (Burleson County), Caldwell — 7571 — Elizabeth Chapel Methodist ChurchOne Mile North to Site of
First Methodist Church in the county. Began as Sunday School in home of Isaac Addison, early settler. Later moved to home of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott. Organized about 1839 by Robt. Alexander, famous pioneer minister. Soon a small, hand-hewn frame . . . — Map (db m129340) HM
136Texas (Burleson County), Caldwell — 7552 — Near Homesite of Judge Andrew S. Broaddus(1810 - 1891)
Noted pioneer leader. Member Virginia House of Delegates (1844-45). Piloted to Texas (1854) a mile-long wagon train of 200 people, who built Salem Baptist Church - reminder of their Virginia home. Broaddus debated the Hon. Sam Houston at . . . — Map (db m125652) HM
137Texas (Burnet County), Burnet — 13164 — Naruna Baptist Church
Naruna Baptist Church Settlers came to the Naruna area as early as the 1840s, and the town was named by its first postmaster, William M. Spitler, who came to Texas on the riverboat Naruna. Residents formed Providence Baptist Church in July 1877 . . . — Map (db m27639) HM
138Texas (Burnet County), Marble Falls — 9709 — Crownover Chapel
Backbone Valley's first public building, started 1859 on 7-acre tract donated that year by heirs of settler Jefferson Barton. Finished 1870, chapel was named for the Rev. Arter Crownover (1810-76), whose preaching of Methodist faith opened its use. . . . — Map (db m27482) HM
139Texas (Burnet County), Marble Falls — 18091 — St. Frederick Baptist Church
St. Frederick Baptist Church has served the African American community of Marble Falls for more than 120 years. It was founded in the home of Dicey Yett Johnson in 1893 with a small group of worshipers that became the St. Frederick congregation. . . . — Map (db m139968) HM
140Texas (Caldwell County), Lockhart — 16772 — First Presbyterian Church of Lockhart
In 1849, Rev. N.P. Charlot appointed D.M. Morris and Col. John T. Storey as elders of First Presbyterian Church, which organized with ten members. Early services were held in members’ homes and the Masonic hall before church elders bought this site . . . — Map (db m91555) HM
141Texas (Caldwell County), Luling — 9769 — First Baptist Church of Luling
Seventeen Charter Members, with encouragement from the Rev. G.W. Lane, District Missionary, organized this congregation on Dec. 3, 1875. Worship services were held outdoors and in the Masonic Lodge Hall until spring of 1876, when the first church . . . — Map (db m159727) HM
142Texas (Caldwell County), Luling — 9778 — William Johnson Cabin
The Rev. William Johnson (1822 - 89), Farmer and Baptist Minister who came to Texas in 1833, built this shotgun style cabin near Tenney Creek (11 Mi NE of Luling) in 1870s. Family included five children. His son W.E. (Billie) became a Physician in . . . — Map (db m159705) HM
143Texas (Caldwell County), Martindale — 13742 — Ebenezer Lutheran Church
In 1885 the Rev. C. Kreuzenstein conducted the first formal German Lutheran worship service in this area. On June 3, 1886, a congregation was organized with 20 charter families. In 1924, during the pastorate of the Rev. Hans Erich Krause . . . — Map (db m149951) HM
144Texas (Caldwell County), Prairie Lea — 14401 — Prairie Lea United Methodist Church
In 1853, five years after the organization of Caldwell County, a Methodist Church was organized in the Prairie Lea community. Heads of the four charter families were George Francis and Pendleton Rector, veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto; early . . . — Map (db m159730) HM
145Texas (Calhoun County), Port Lavaca — 18201 — Original Mission Refugio
In 1791, Spaniard priests Manuel De Silva and Joseph Francisco Mariano Garza endeavored to spread the doctrines of Christianity among the native tribes along the Gulf Coast, now called Karankawa, with the added benefit of giving Spain a foothold . . . — Map (db m117448) HM
146Texas (Callahan County), Baird — 88 — Admiral Baptist Church
Organized in 1881 with nine charter members, this church first served pioneer settlers of the Admiral community. Services were conducted in a family log cabin, under brush arbors, or in local schoolhouses until members built a sanctuary here near . . . — Map (db m79872) HM
147Texas (Callahan County), Baird — 1610 — First Baptist Church of Baird
Organized in 1881 with nine charter members, this was the first Baptist church founded in the new town of Baird. Elder G.P. Johnson led worship services until the Rev. L.S. Knight was called as the first full-time pastor. After meeting in the town . . . — Map (db m80766) HM
148Texas (Callahan County), Baird — 1827 — First Presbyterian Church of Baird
Organized June 26, 1885, by six members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, under the Rev. F.E. Leach. Town of Baird was then five years old.      In 1906, the Cumberland and “Northern” branches of the church were united.      The . . . — Map (db m80765) HM
149Texas (Callahan County), Clyde — Alexander Charles Garrett Memorial
(Front Panel) Alexander Charles Garrett 33 Inspector General Honorary Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry This tablet erected by the Scottish Rite Masons of Dallas as a loving tribute to the memory of a great and . . . — Map (db m78040) HM
150Texas (Callahan County), Clyde — 923 — Clyde First Methodist Church
Organized in 1884, the Methodist congregation at Clyde met in private homes until their first church building was erected on this site in 1904. The white frame structure was replaced in 1936 by this sanctuary, built of stone donated by church . . . — Map (db m80726) HM
151Texas (Callahan County), Clyde — 2069 — First Anglican Church Service in the Callahan Area
Alexander Charles Garrett (1832-1924), a native of Ireland, came to Canada as an Anglican missionary. Later he moved to San Francisco, and then to Omaha, Nebraska. In 1874 he was sent to Dallas as bishop of the Northern Missionary District of Texas. . . . — Map (db m78039) HM
152Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — Father Pierre Yves Keralum
Father Pierre Yves Keralum was born in France in 1817, and worked as both a cabinetmaker and an architect before entering the seminary at the age of 28. In 1852 he was ordained an Oblate of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) and sent to deep south Texas . . . — Map (db m119431) HM
153Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — 2617 — Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Mass was first celebrated in this area in 1849 by the oblates of Mary Immaculate. This church building was completed ten years later. Father Peter Yves Keralum designed the structure, which features Gothic Revival styling. The rectory was the . . . — Map (db m117955) HM
154Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — Immaculate Conception Cathedral
This cathedral, which was completed on July 6, 1856, was built with 250,000 hand-made clay bricks shaped and oven cured in the nearby village of Santa Rosalia. This church designed and constructed under the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate who . . . — Map (db m117958) HM
155Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — Immaculate Conception Cathedral- 1854 -
(English)) Built in 1854-1859, the cathedral was designed by French architect Father Pierre Keralum of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The cathedral is Gothic Revival in the ecclesiastical form with a Latin cross plan. During . . . — Map (db m117981) HM
156Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — La Catedral del la Inmaculada Concepcion
En 1859, el Padre Keralum Termino la construccion del esta iglesia. El hizo sus estudios de arquitecturea en Paris, Y antes habia sido ebanista. Los Feligreses, bajo la direccion del Padre Verdet y lost otros padres, fabricaron los ladrillos . . . — Map (db m117979) HM
157Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — 12624 — Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Church was established by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate for the English-speaking parishioners of Immaculate Conception Church. San Antonio architect Frederick B. Gaenslen designed this building for the new congregation in the Gothic . . . — Map (db m119746) HM
158Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — Sacred Heart Church
(English) Built in 1912 for the first English-speaking parish in Brownsville, this gothic revival church was designed by Frederick B. Gaenslen. The entrance gallery features corinthian columns and the initials “OMI” in the . . . — Map (db m119748) HM
159Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — Sacred Heart Church-1912-
(English) Built in 1912, designed by Frederick B. Gaenslen, the church was established by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate as the first English-speaking Catholic parish in Brownsville. Built in the Gothic Revival style, it was severely . . . — Map (db m119751) HM
160Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — The Oblates of Mary Immaculate
This Catholic order was founded in 1816 in France by Bishop Eugene De Mazonod. They came to Brownsville at the request of local citizens and held their first mass on December 8, 1849 on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception hence the name of the . . . — Map (db m119741) HM
161Texas (Cameron County), San Benito — 14003 — First Methodist Church of San Benito
On January 22, 1908, less than one year after the platting of San Benito, the Rev. C.E.W. Smith, a pastor in Brownsville, organized the First Methodist Church. The Rev. Smith preached to the congregation once a month at a local one-room . . . — Map (db m119522) HM
162Texas (Camp County), Pittsburg — 9796 — First Methodist Church of Pittsburg
The charter members of this church, organized in 1857 by the Rev. J. W. Harvey Hamill, included Major and Mrs. W. H. Pitts and others in the Pitts family, for whom this town was named. The congregation worshipped first in a log structure, then . . . — Map (db m139363) HM
163Texas (Camp County), Pittsburg — 9808 — Saint Beulah Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
The C.M.E. Church in Pittsburg was organized by the Rev. Joseph Lloyd, who came here between 1870 and 1889. The name St. Beulah was adopted after this sanctuary was constructed in 1896. The wood frame Gothic revival building has an asymmetrical . . . — Map (db m139370) HM
164Texas (Camp County), Pittsburg — 9794 — The Ezekiel Airship
Baptist minister and inventor Burrell Cannon (1848-1922) led some Pittsburg investors to establish the Ezekiel Airship Company and build a craft described in the biblical book of Ezekiel. The ship had large, fabric-covered wings powered by an engine . . . — Map (db m139367) HM
165Texas (Carson County), Panhandle — 1046 — Conway Community Church
Residents of Conway, established 9 miles south of here in 1905, attended non-denominational services in a relocated schoolhouse until this union church building was completed in 1912. It became an important gathering place for the Conway community . . . — Map (db m55900) HM
166Texas (Carson County), Panhandle — 14176 — Farm and Ranch Building
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167Texas (Carson County), Panhandle — 14874 — First Baptist Church of Panhandle
First Baptist Church has served residents of Panhandle (originally Carson City later Panhandle City) Since the late 1800s. In 1897, the group at Baptist residences, under the direction of the Rev. William H. Younger, came together to organize a . . . — Map (db m151530) HM
168Texas (Carson County), Panhandle — 3352 — Methodism in Panhandle
The town of Panhandle became an important stronghold for Methodism in this part of Texas in the late 19th century. The county's first congregation was the Northern Methodist, established in 1889. It was attended by residents of all faiths. A . . . — Map (db m149697) HM
169Texas (Carson County), White Deer — 16709 — First Baptist Church of White Deer
Baptists in White Deer first met in the Presbyterians’ house of worship, meeting twice a month and sharing a union Sunday School. On Jun. 16, 1912, several brothers and sisters met to organize a missionary Baptist Church, led by Bro. J. J. Baird . . . — Map (db m149691) HM
170Texas (Carson County), White Deer — 1814 — First Presbyterian Church
First church building in White Deer. Dedicated July 4, 1909. Financed mainly through gifts from pioneer members' home churches; and donations by other denominations. Also used by Methodists and Baptists for 11 years, with circuit pastors for the . . . — Map (db m55862) HM
171Texas (Carson County), White Deer — 17221 — White Deer Sacred Heart Catholic Church
In 1909, Henry Czerner and Ben Urbanczyk, both originally from the Polish colony of Panna Maria, Texas, came to the Panhandle and secured a block of land near the town of White Deer. By 1913, twelve Polish families had settled in White Deer. . . . — Map (db m150746) HM
172Texas (Carson County), White Deer — 16355 — White Deer United Methodist Church
A Methodist Church was first formed in White Deer in 1911. The Rev. W.B. McKeown, who worked to form several panhandle Methodist congregations, organized the church’s seven charter members. The congregation shared the town’s school building with . . . — Map (db m149689) HM
173Texas (Cass County), Atlanta — 9824 — Law's ChapelMethodist Church
First Protestant Church in area. Founded in 1853 by George Law and wife Martha, pioneers from Georgia. Members first worshipped under a brush arbor, then in a log structure. In 1859 joined Methodist Conference. Began present building 1869. . . . — Map (db m160773) HM
174Texas (Cass County), Atlanta — 17466 — Laws Chapel Cemetery
Originally a family cemetery, this burial ground began upon the death of Henry G. Law (1813-1854), son of George and Martha McDonald Law, who died shortly after the family moved here from Georgia. The site eventually became a community cemetery . . . — Map (db m160774) HM
175Texas (Castro County), Arney — 207 — Arney School
Among the early settlers in northeast Castro County were George and Jim Arney, two brothers from Missouri, for whom Arney community was named. A school was started in 1901 for the children of settlers and ranch hands. The first schoolhouse, a . . . — Map (db m150401) HM
176Texas (Castro County), Hereford — 3902 — P.O.W. Camp Chapel
This chapel is one of the few physical reminders of the days this site served as an Italian Prisoner of War Camp during World War II. The prisoners, several of them fine artisans and craftsmen, designed and built the chapel, crafting the concrete . . . — Map (db m56028) HM
177Texas (Castro County), Hereford — 4124 — Prisoner of War Camp Chapel(3 Mi. W.)
Near this site during World War II the Hereford Military Reservation and Reception Center, a prisoner of war camp, was established. During nearly three years of operation, approximately 7000 Italian soldiers were imprisoned. Through their work on . . . — Map (db m86188) HM
178Texas (Castro County), Nazareth — 2517 — Holy Family Catholic Church
The history of Holy Family Catholic Church parallels that of the town of Nazareth. The families of brothers V. A., J. A. and T. P. McCormick and other Irish families came to this area from New York in the early 1890s. The Rev. Joseph Reisdorff . . . — Map (db m91124) HM
179Texas (Chambers County), Wallisville — 9127 — Mission Nuestra Señora de la Luz
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180Texas (Chambers County), Wallisville — 9128 — Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz del Orcoquisac and Presidio San Agustin de Ahumada
Two of the most misfortune-ridden outposts of Spain in Texas, “Our Lady of the Light” mission and its auxiliary fort, were founded near here in 1756 to guard against French encroachment from the east. The two friars who were to . . . — Map (db m117186) HM
181Texas (Cherokee County), Alto — 15628 — Site of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
Originally established as Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in 1690 by Franciscan missionaries for the purpose of Christianizing and civilizing the Neches and other Indians of the region. Reestablished in 1716. Abandoned temporarily due to French . . . — Map (db m121257) HM
182Texas (Cherokee County), Jacksonville — 13972 — Craft Baptist Church
Organized in 1891 at the Shiloh schoolhouse by members of the Baptist Church of Christ at Corinth, this church was originally called the Baptist Church of Christ at Shiloh. Charter members elected E. M. Carter as the first pastor. The church was . . . — Map (db m31865) HM
183Texas (Cherokee County), Jacksonville — 6763 — Earle's Chapel Methodist Church
Settlement of the Earle's Chapel community began several years before the organization of Cherokee County. W. J. Ragsdale (1811-1884), a veteran of the Texas War for Independence, and his wife Patsy McAdams (1816-1898) had settled on Prairie Branch . . . — Map (db m122852) HM
184Texas (Cherokee County), Jacksonville — 6766 — First Baptist ChurchOf Jacksonville
This congregation traces it history to the origins of the town of Jacksonville. When the International and Great Northern Railroad promoted the new town of Jacksonville along its rail line in 1872, city lots were set aside for local churches. . . . — Map (db m122855) HM
185Texas (Cherokee County), Wells — 12344 — Falvey Memorial United Methodist Church
In the late 1860s or early 1870s, Republic of Texas Army veteran James H. Bowman offered one hundred acres of land to the Rev. W.D. Lewis, Sr., of nearby Barsola, on the condition that he move to the Mt. Hope community for the purpose of . . . — Map (db m40680) HM
186Texas (Coke County), Bronte — 1618 — First Baptist ChurchOf Bronte
Organized by visiting minister W.G. Green and a congregation of three on June 19, 1887, the Baptist Church in Bronte met in homes. In 1890 a brush arbor was built and the Rev. R.M. Cumbie was called as first pastor. Services were later held in the . . . — Map (db m82380) HM
187Texas (Coke County), Bronte — 1749 — First Methodist ChurchOf Bronte
This congregation traces its history to the summer of 1890, when a small group of worshipers led by the Rev. J.W. Montgomery gathered under a brush arbor on East Kickapoo Creek to organize a church. Later that year the Rev. G.F. Fair became the . . . — Map (db m82379) HM
188Texas (Coke County), Robert Lee — 1232 — Divide Cemetery
In 1896 the Smith and Chapman families donated 4 acres here for a cemetery and church lot. A sanctuary for all faiths was built on the site the same year to serve the scattered ranches along the divide between the watersheds of the Colorado and . . . — Map (db m95933) HM
189Texas (Coke County), Robert Lee — 1766 — First Methodist Church of Robert Lee
The Rev. Green Cotton Fields organized this Methodist congregation in January 1891. A one-room frame sanctuary built on this site in 1896 was replaced by a second structure in 1907. This structure was completed in 1928, during the pastorate of the . . . — Map (db m95990) HM
190Texas (Coleman County), Coleman — 11814 — White Chapel Cemetery
Coleman County was organized in 1867. The landscape in this area included high grasses, pecan and live oak trees. Deer, turkey, bear and antelope roamed freely. Into this wilderness came such pioneers as John Thomas and Julia Gowens Hamilton, . . . — Map (db m94367) HM
191Texas (Coleman County), Santa Anna — 1716 — First Christian Church of Santa Anna
Founded in 1894, this congregation worshiped in various places until members purchased this lot in 1900 and began construction of their own building. The Rev. E.M. Douthit and the Rev. B.B. Sanders led the dedication ceremonies in April 1901. A . . . — Map (db m94548) HM
192Texas (Collin County), Plano — 1715 — First Christian Church of Plano
Kentucky natives William and Ruth Forman moved to Texas in 1846, and acquired land that included the future location of Plano. The Formans' daughter Letitia married George Barnett in 1853. The Barnetts bought land northwest of Plano along Spring . . . — Map (db m131505) HM
193Texas (Collin County), Westminister — 1464 — Elm Grove Cemetery
Members of the pioneer Roland family, natives of Alabama, settled here in the 1830s. Land at this site was part of a Republic of Texas land grant awarded to family members in recognition of the military service of John Roland, who was killed . . . — Map (db m146924) HM
194Texas (Collingsworth County), Wellington — 1775 — First Methodist Church of Wellington
Organized in 1890 by the Rev. J.H. Linderman and a small group of charter members, this congregation was the only Methodist church in the county by 1984. The first worship services were held in a small wooden building which also served as the first . . . — Map (db m100234) HM
195Texas (Collingsworth County), Wellington — 3350 — Methodism in Collingsworth County
Originating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most Collingsworth County communities were small settlements that grew up around area ranches. A number of Methodist congregations were formed throughout the county by circuit-riding ministers. . . . — Map (db m100233) HM
196Texas (Comal County), Garden Ridge — 5962 — Zions Kirche
Organized 1871, with 52 German members, by the Rev. William Felsing, itinerant minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Building was erected 1872 of native limestone; enlarged 1893; had brick facade and bell tower added, 1913. Still in . . . — Map (db m150988) HM
197Texas (Comal County), Schertz — Schertz Historic SiteSt. Joseph's Chapel
The original Catholic settlers of Comal Village longed for their own place of worship and school. Peter Ignatz Wenzel donated 3 acres of land for the construction of a school and a chapel. A one room school was built in December 1868 and an expanded . . . — Map (db m113847) HM
198Texas (Concho County), Eden — 11715 — Eden Church of Christ
In 1903 a group of area residents began meeting for worship services in the Eden schoolhouse. Three years later, a few new families moved into the area and they were welcomed to the services of the existing Church of Christ group. A second . . . — Map (db m115511) HM
199Texas (Concho County), Eden — 12350 — Eden United Methodist Church
The first Eden schoolhouse was erected in 1885, and itinerant preachers who stopped to give sermons in the schoolhouse attracted people of all faiths. A community Sunday school met in the building for several years. The first Methodist Sunday school . . . — Map (db m115512) HM
200Texas (Concho County), Eden — 12349 — First Baptist Church of Eden
The Rev. Zachariah Martin Wells of Menard, who had organized Baptist churches in San Saba, Kimble and Menard counties, led an organizational meeting for the Eden Baptist church in August 1886 in a community building erected as a school and . . . — Map (db m115564) HM

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