Emmaus
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N 32° 01.440 W 095° 02.660
15S E 306934 N 3544922
Texas Historical marker for depicting the history of the rural community of Emmaus. The marker is located adjacent to the New Emmaus cemetery at the intersection of FM 856 and CR 4605 near New Summerfield.
Waymark Code: WMKP22
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2014
Views: 7
Marker Number: 6765
Marker Title: Emmaus
Index Entry: Emmaus
Address:
City: New Summerfield
County: Cherokee
UTM Zone: 15
UTM Easting: 306960
UTM Northing: 3544653
Subject Codes: cities and towns; settlements
Year Marker Erected: 1990
Designations: na
Marker Location: FM 856 about 4 miles north of New Summerfield on US 79, then 2 miles north on FM 856
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 6765
Marker Text:
The small rural community of Emmaus was settled in the 1860s. By the 1870s the Emmaus Baptist Church was organized. School classes were held in the church building until 1881, when Dr. J. M. Brittain donated two acres of land for a public school. At its height, the community consisted of farms, two general stores, two churches, a school, and a cotton gin. One of the few physical reminders of the settlement, the Emmaus Cemetery dates to 1876. The area became known as New Emmaus in 1953 with the construction of the New Emmaus Baptist Church. (1991)
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