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Mineral Springs Primitive Baptist Church

Glen Rose, Somervell County

Marker Text

On Sunday, May 30, 1886, Elder Wilson Hufner and W. L. Rogers founded this church in nearby Post Oak. Charter members were J. O. Soap, his wife, Rebecca, and Mrs. Fannie May. The church first joined the Village Creek Association, but in 1899 joined 15 other area churches to form the Duffau Association, the largest Primitive Baptist Church Association in Texas. A church house built in Post Oak in 1906 was moved to this site ca. 1920. In 1948, the Roden family donated eight acres to the Duffau Association. Beginning in 1955, Elder Berley Welch and his wife, Treasure, of Wichita Falls founded the Texas Youth Camp and held summer camps here. The present sanctuary was moved here in 1960.

Marker Details

Address 1104 Hereford St.
Location Description
Marker # 17024
Dedicated 2011
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code churches; Baptist denomination
Latitude, Longitude Exact Lat/Lon Unknown

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