Prairie Point Church and Cemetery
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 11.800 W 096° 15.931
14S E 757776 N 3565513
Texas Historical Marker noting the origins and history of the now-defunct Prairie Point Methodist Church, and its adjacent cemetery, which is still active.
Waymark Code: WMNDQ5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 11625

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Pioneer area settlers met in 1855 to organize a Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Five years later, the congregation built a sanctuary at this site on land donated by charter member Zachariah Westbrook (1809-1878) and his wife, Mary (Agnew) (1813-1896). The Westbrooks' donation also included the original tract of the adjacent cemetery. The earliest marked grave there is for A.J. Morgan, who died in 1871. Prairie Point Methodist Church disbanded in 1910, but the building continues in use as a community center for the surrounding rural area. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986
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