Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Former) - Whitney, TX
Posted by: 
WalksfarTX
N 31° 56.937 W 097° 19.321
14R E 658592 N 3536006
The sign for this church is gone. The church is vacant.
Waymark Code: WMQREA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2016
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Texas State Historical Assoc. Website
In 1880 Whitney was incorporated, and the first bank opened. By 1883 the population was estimated at 1,200. School was held in a store and then in the Presbyterian church before enough money was raised through donations to build a schoolhouse in 1884. In 1885 Whitney was incorporated as a school district and levied a school tax. That same year a black school was built. By then the town had a newspaper named the Whitney Messenger, the Boesche Lumber Company, and four churches, Methodist Episcopal, Cumberland Presbyterian, First Baptist, and Church of Christ.