Early Protestant Preaching
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N 33° 09.923 W 095° 17.188
15S E 286784 N 3671949
Texas Historical Marker commemorating the deliverance of early Protestant sermons in Texas. Located in a rest area on the north side of I-30 at mile marker 143, southwest of Mt. Vernon, TX.
Waymark Code: WM7TYA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2009
Views: 7
Notably, the THC Atlas lists this marker as being near New Boston, in Bowie County, which is much closer to Pecan Point than here in Franklin County.
Marker Number: 10873
Marker Text:
The Rev. William Stevenson (Oct. 4, 1768 - March 5, 1857), a Missourian, friend of Stephen F. Austin, preached in 1815 at Pecan Point on the Red River, north of here. Records indicate that his were the first Protestant sermons ever given in Texas, then part of Catholic "New Spain." Many settlers also entered Texas through Red River County. (1970)
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