First Baptist Church of Arlington
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N 32° 44.032 W 097° 06.429
14S E 677364 N 3623368
Historic Church with a steeple that is an NGS Benchmark.
Waymark Code: WMKPN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2006
Views: 45
Index Entry: First Baptist Church of Arlington
Address: 300 S. Center St.
City: Arlington
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: BP; CH;
Year Marker Erected: 1982
Designations: na
Marker Location: 300 S. Center St., Arlington
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Repairs Completed: none
CS2912
Marker Number: 1609
Marker Text:
In the 1870s this church was organized at Johnson Station, an early Tarrant County settlement and stagecoach stop. In 1876 the Texas and Pacific Railroad built a line through the area and founded Arlington. The church and other institutions moved to the new town. Worship services were held at several meeting sites before the congregation built a sanctuary at Pecan and Abram Streets in 1917. That Church building burned in 1944, and an auditorium was constructed on South Center Street in 1947. A new sanctuary at this location was added in 1959. (1982)
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