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Site of Concord Baptist Church

Rye, Liberty County

Marker Text

Organized May 24, 1845 with the following members: Nancy Lea, Margaret Houston, Antoinette L. Bledsoe, Joseph L. Ellis, Benjamin F. Ellis, Archer B. Worsham and B. F. Brown, pastor - - It sent delegates to the Baptist State Convention organized September 8, 1848 at Anderson, Texas - General Sam Houston attended services here. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address 5958 CR 2132
Location Description First Concord Baptist Church. From Rye, south 1 mi. to CR 2132, 0.1 mi. W to church and cemetery
Marker # 15539
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Code churches; Baptist denomination
Latitude, Longitude 30.416856, -94.769618

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