Poetry Methodist Church
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N 32° 49.456 W 096° 14.802
14S E 757752 N 3635164
Texas Historical Marker in front of the Poetry United Methodist Church, 18734 FM 986, Poetry, TX, noting its establishment and early history.
Waymark Code: WMP0R8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 8541

Marker Text:
Originally called Turners Point, this community was founded in 1845 by Elisha Turner. In 1855 the Methodist congregation paid Zachariah Turner and his wife Martha $20 for the original church site. The Rev. J.W. Fields, a Methodist circuit rider living in Kaufman County, witnessed the deed and may have been the organizer and first minister. After the name of the town changed to Poetry, this site was donated in 1886 by J.H. Tate and his wife Nancy. The circuit rider preached only once a month, yet the membership grew to 119 in those early days. (1978)
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