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West Fork United Presbyterian Church

Grand Prairie, Tarrant County

Marker Text

In 1870 the Rev. Andrew Shannon Hayter organized the Good Hope Cumberland Sabbath School to serve the early settlers of the surrounding area. The first church building, which was also used as a schoolhouse, was located in the vicinity of the Watson Cemetery (2 mi. SW) on property donated by P.A. Watson. In 1872 the congregation adopted the name West Fork. The Church's third sanctuary, built two years after a destructive 1924 fire, was moved to this location in 1955 during construction of the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike.

Marker Details

Address 602 Santerre Rd.
Location Description 602 Santerre Rd., Grand Prairie
Marker # 5760
Dedicated 1982
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code churches; Presbyterian denomination
Latitude, Longitude 32.77405, -97.051361

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