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Clearfork Baptist Church

Lockhart, Caldwell County

Marker Text

Oldest church in Caldwell County. Organized in 1848, with J. Isaac, pastor. Building erected in 1850; hand-hewn oak frame was morticed with pegs; lumber hauled from Port Lavaca. Land for church and adjoining cemetery was donated in 1857 by John H. Hargis and Thomas L. Burkhead. (1973)

Marker Details

Address 461 Clearfork Road
Location Description Clearfork Baptist Church, Clearfork Rd. (CR 194) 0.4 mi. E of CR 205
Marker # 14695
Dedicated 1973
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code churches; Baptist denomination
Latitude, Longitude 29.78131, -97.59527

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