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Site of the First Methodist Episcopal Church

San Augustine, San Augustine County

Marker Text

Site of the First METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Erected in the Republic of Texas. Cornerstone laid, January 7, 1838 with the usages of the Masonic order. The Reverend Littleton Fowler and General Thomas J. Rusk delivered addresses. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address E. Main St.
Location Description E. Main St. (SH 21), north side, east of S. Liberty St.
Marker # 7610
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Code Episcopal denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 31.529357, -94.106593

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