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Leesville Baptist Church

Leesville, Gonzales County

Marker Text

The first meeting place of this congregation, organized in 1875, was destroyed by a storm in 1886. The membership then moved across O'Neal Creek to this site, purchased from pioneer settler N. H. Guinn, and erected this simple frame church in 1887-88. The steeple which once topped the building was removed in 1924. After a disastrous flood in 1936, Leesville was relocated along the state highway (3/4 mi. W). This church is one of the structures that mark the old townsite. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976.

Marker Details

Address 6055 FM 1682
Location Description FM 1682, 3/4 mile E of SH 80
Marker # 3066
Dedicated 1976
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code Baptist denomination; eccesiastical buildings; churches
Latitude, Longitude 29.407186, -97.735929

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