Pioneer and Circuit Riders Memorial - Beaver Creek Cemetery - Wichita County, TX
N 33° 54.224 W 098° 55.335
14S E 507188 N 3751484
A memorial to area pioneers and the circuit riders who helped them with their spiritual needs is located inside of Beaver Creek Cemetery, about eleven miles south of Electra in rural Wichita County, TX.
Waymark Code: WMTVXE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2017
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To get here, take TX 25 about 8.5 miles, and then turn right (west) on FM 2326 about 2.3 miles to the cemetery, which will be on your left (south). It's not too difficult to miss the cemetery, but you're not far from crossing into Wilbarger County, and the sign on the highway at that point is your signal to turn around and go back.
This is a large granite memorial, looking something like a headstone, with a bit of floral trim all around, and interestingly, the Texas Historical Commission considers it to be one of their historical markers, grandfathered in. The text is:
Pioneer Memorial
To the memory of the circuit riders and early settlers, who established the homes - the camp meeting ground - the church - the school and the cemetery of the Beaver Creek community - this monument is affectionately and gratefully dedicated.
Their courage was reflected in the glow of their campfires. Their faith and industry tamed an untamed land. Their love and devotion to Almighty God pointed us Heavenward on that upward path that leads to the Great Divide.
Inscription on base:
Donated by Vera P. Backus
Vernon Marble and Granite Works
To the Pioneer Circuit Riders
The Reverends
J.W. Campbell S.O.Gafford I.N. Crutchfield
D.J. Powell A.B. Trimble C.C. Davis
J.T. Hosmer L.G. Rogers F.L. McGeehee
A.P. Smith T.J. Minnis E.H. Coburn
Casey C.C. Williams T.E. Cannon
G.R. Slagle
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Beaver Creek Cemetery
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