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Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church

Caldwell, Burleson County

Marker Text

First Methodist Church in the county. Began as Sunday School in home of Isaac addison, early settler. Later moved to home of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott. Organized about 1839 by Robt. Alexander, famous pioneer minister. Soon a small, hand-hewn frame building was erected and named for Mrs. Scott. Land containing both the church and cemetery was given to Methodist Episcopal Church, South, by Mrs. Scott's son, Phillip, in 1878. Membership reached peak of 165 in 1885. Church merged with the Cooks Point church about 1907. (1970)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description from Caldwell, take SH 21 E about 5 mi to Roadside Park on S. side of road
Marker # 7571
Dedicated 1970
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; women, women's history topics; churches
Latitude, Longitude 30.582541, -96.634323

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