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30 First Baptist Church Building, 1908 300 W. Ave. B. (Fm 1113), Copperas Cove Designed by Melton W. Scott of Waco, this structure was built in 1908 for the historic First Baptist Church congregation during the pastorate of ... 1688 First Baptist Church of Copperas Cove 300 W. Ave. B (FM 1113), Copperas Cove Organized in 1885 by the Reverend J. F. Baker and thirteen charter members, this congregation first met in a community schoolhouse. The Gulf, Colorado, ... 1632 First Baptist Church of Gatesville 912 Main Street Organized in 1856 with fewer than a dozen members, this congregation has been a part of Gatesville history for more than a century. The first meeting ... 13741 First Baptist Church of Oglesby 118 College Ave. This church traces its history to 1893 when a revival was held in Oglesby. The official founding date of this congregation is September 1896. J.M.B. ... 1705 First Christian Church Building 902 E. Leon St., Gatesville The first Christian Church of Gatesville had its beginnings in the 1880s. Officially organized in 1892, the congregation built this structure and ... 1763 First Methodist Church of Oglesby 109 College St., Oglesby This congregation was organized in 1891 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, south, and boasted 56 members in its first year. The Rev. J. David Crockett ... 14520 First United Methodist Church of Evant 235 N. US Hwy. 281 Organized by the Rev. Joe Price between 1874 and 1876, in Langford's Cove community (later renamed Evant), the Evant Methodist Episcopal Church began ... 13539 Fort Gates SH 36 and Fort Gates Street In the mid-1800s, Native tribes often met westward Anglo expansion in Texas with hostilities along the frontier line. To shield settlers form potential ... 1983 Fort Gates, Site of From Gatesville, take US 84 U.S. mi SE (Marker is off roadside) First settlement in Coryell County. Established by Brevet Colonel W. R. Montgomery, 8th U.S.Infantry October 26, 1849, on the military post road ... 17087 Fort Hood Communities SH 36 near North Fort Hood entrance at 18th Street On January 15, 1942, the U.S. Army established a tank destroyer tactical and firing center near Killeen covering more than 100 square miles. Camp ...

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3961 Pearl Baptist Church Pearl Baptist Church, FM 183, S side 0.2 mi. NE of FM 1690 This church was organized in 1884 under the guidance of the Rev. E. Berry, a pioneer area missionary and preacher. Originally located in the Bee ... 15297 Pearl Cemetery Pearl Cemetery, FM 183, N side 0.9 mi. E of FM 1690. 1998 subject marker with HTC medallion attached to post 2001. Originally named for Swayback Mountain, the community served by this cemetery was named Wayback through a clerical error in 1854. The name was changed ... 3962 Pearl Church of Christ Pearl Church of Christ, FM 183, N side 0.2 mi. NE of FM 1690 Worship services were first held in the Bee House community about 1878, then in the first Pearl schoolhouse on Cowhouse Creek. This church was organized ... 3963 Pearl Methodist Church Pearl Community Fellowship Church, FM 183, S side 0.3 mi. NE of FM 1690 A group of Methodists gathered in the home of the Rev. John Wesley Shook (1846-1921) in the winter of 1875-76 to organize a congregation. Early worship ... 3964 Pearl School Pearl Community Center, FM 183, S side 0.8 mi. E of FM 1690 (1884-1958) Evolved from a log cabin with puncheon floor and with split log benches to a modern plant with a gymnasium. Furnished its fair share ... 3970 Pecan Grove Baptist Church From Gatesville, take FM 107 east about 9 mi. On August 7, 1882, this church was organized as Coryell Creek Baptist Church of Christ by Monroe M. Smith, James M. Davidson, Joe F. and Martha J. ... 4014 Pidcoke Baptist Church Fm 116, Pidcoke Organized in 1884 as Harmony Baptist Church, this congregation began with four charter members. Early worship services were held in the local schoolhouse. ... 12413 Pidcoke Cemetery 13 miles south of Gatesville on FM 116, then 0.7 miles west on CR 142 Serving the rural Pidcoke and Harman communities, this cemetery dates to at least 1885, the year six-year-old Mattie Jeter was buried here after ... 17686 Pleasant Grove Cemetery The 1850 U.S. census lists 94 soldiers at Fort Gates, including Irish-born Hugh Sheridan. After Fort Gates closed in March 1853, Sheridan and other families settled on farms in the Leon River lowlands. They established the Pleasant Grove community, likely named for the groves of post oak trees scattered in the area. Sheridan, Nimrod Brown, William B. Powell, and the Worthington, Traller, Cummings, Price and Hall families were among the first landowners. John Marshall Brown, son of Nimrod Brown, was appointed trustee of Pleasant Grove School District No. 26 by Coryell County Judge S. B. Raby in Nov. 1877. William B. Powell donated land for a school in 1883, stipulating that religious services be permitted in the building. The school enrolled 41 students in 1902. Pleasant Grove residents attended the 1904 farmers education and co-operative union in Mound, and had a democratic club in 1908. The school operated until 1910, when Pleasant Grove, Farmers Branch and Branchville schools consolidated to form the Ewing school district. A community burial ground was established on the farm of Walter T. Worthington. The earliest dated gravestone is for Catherine Janes, who died in 1867 at age 74. Dozens of burials had occurred by 1899, when Worthington deeded two acres “to be used by Pleasant Grove community as a graveyard forever and I also sell to said community the fence as it now stands on the north side of this tract of land, for $25.00.” Notable burials include military veterans from the Civil War through World War II, and an unusual inscription for Joseph H. Taller noting he was born at sea in 1832. Fort Hood provides maintenance for this still-active cemetery, which is the last remaining historic resource of the Pleasant Grove community. The 1850 U.S. census lists 94 soldiers at Fort Gates, including Irish-born Hugh Sheridan. After Fort Gates closed in March 1853, Sheridan and other ... 20068 Prairie View Cemetery from the courthouse in Gatesville go east on Hwy 84 to intersection with east Hwy 36. Turn left, continue out that road until you reach the loop Hwy 36 turn left toward Hamilton. Continue on until you reach the turn off to Turnersville FM 182 turn right and travel through Turnersville to the four corners intersection. Continue straight across the road, you will be on CR 224, follow this road keeping to the right until you reach intersection of Leach Rd and Prairie View Rd., the cemetery is off to the right next to Dollins Rd. and Prairie View Rd. 4138 Purmela Baptist Church From Gatesville, take SH 84 about 14 mi west, then take FM 932 about 1 mi north. This congregation traces its history to 1886, when the Rev. W. M. Blakely and ten charter members organized the Basham Baptist Church in the old ...

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17632 Ruth Cemetery The Ruth community was about midway between Stovall Valley and Henson Creek at the foot of Henson Mountain, on the Gatesville to Killeen Public Road. Settlement dates to 1853 with the abandonment of Fort Gates by the U.S. Army. Settlers moved out of Fort Gates and formed small settlements for self-protection. South Carolina native J. J. Stovall settled in the area in the 1850s. The Ruth Cemetery is on part of his land. The Ruth community had a cotton gin, general stores, blacksmith shop and a post office established in 1885 with J. C. Black as postmaster. A one-room school operated on the east side of farmers branch, on 1/2 acre donated by the George “Juber” Brown and William “Bill” Brown families. The schoolhouse was also used for Methodist, Baptist, Primitive Baptist and Church of Christ services. Ruth school consolidated with Ewing in 1910. Ruth Cemetery was established on land the Jud Jones family dedicated. The oldest dated gravestone is that of J. J. Stovall, who died April 27, 1878. A 1978 cemetery survey recorded 87 graves. The general landscape of Ruth Cemetery is traditional in nature, with burials oriented east-west and grave markers of granite, limestone, field stone, concrete and metal. A few plots are curbed. Three burials were permitted after Fort Hood was established in 1942, since spouses were already buried here. Interments are no longer permitted. The Ruth Cemetery is now in the Fort Hood military reservation live fire area, and is only accessible to the public on the Sunday before Memorial Day. Fort Hood provides maintenance with two mowings scheduled annually. There is no cemetery association. The cemetery is the last remaining vestige of the Ruth community. The Ruth community was about midway between Stovall Valley and Henson Creek at the foot of Henson Mountain, on the Gatesville to Killeen Public Road. ...