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 First Baptist Church
N 32° 47.079 W 096° 47.988
14S E 706052 N 3629556
Texas Historical Marker commemorating the establishment and history of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, located at 1707 San Jacinto St, Dallas, TX.
Waymark Code: WMH6V3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2013
Views: 12
Marker Number: 6689
Marker Text:
(The First Baptist Church in Dallas)
Organized 1868; first building (1871) on this site was one-room frame structure, which members financed by weaving rugs, making hominy, preserves, and cheese to sell at fairs near Dallas, then a frontier town of 2,500.
Section of Victorian-style, red brick building was erected 1890; is only downtown Dallas church still on original site. George W. Truett, noted minister, was pastor here 47 years and was succeeded by W. A. Criswell, 1944.
Recorded Texas Historic Lamdmark - 1968
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