McMahan's Chapel
N 31° 27.314 W 093° 57.904
15R E 408308 N 3480457
A handsome 1936 polished pink granite marker at McMahan's Chapel, worth a trip off of the SH 21
Waymark Code: WMXE8F
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2018
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The 1936 centennial monument at McMahan's Chapel, commemorating the the oldest continuous Methodist church congregation in Texas.
Marker Number: 11042
Marker Text:
The oldest Methodist church having a continuous existence in Texas. Organized as a "religious society," 1833, at the home of Colonel Samuel McMahan by the Rev. James P. Stevenson (1808-1885). As a Methodist Church, July 1834, by the Rev. Henry Stephenson. First building was completed in 1839 by the Rev. Littleton Fowler and given the name of McMahan's Chapel. Displaced by a new building in 1872 and again in 1900.
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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