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 Manda
N 30° 24.129 W 097° 28.065
14R E 647190 N 3364343
Texas Historical Marker noting the origins and history of the Manda community, which is a small rural community today. This marker is located just east on Wells School Rd, just east its the intersection with Manda Carlson Rd.
Waymark Code: WMNTYP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2015
Views: 2
Marker Number: 14778
Marker Text:
Founded by Swedish immigrants in the 1880s, this community was named for Amanda Bengtson Gustafson, sister of the town's postmaster. By the 1890s Manda boasted homes, farms, a cotton gin, general store, and blacksmith shop. The Manda Swedish Methodist Congregation, organized in 1892, built a sanctuary in 1909 and was active until 1962. A Lutheran chapel was built in 1896. The Methodist cemetery serves as a reminder of the early settlement. In 1947 area schools combined to form the Manda School District. The school building now serves as a community center. (1990)
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