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Church of St. John Baptist

Clarendon, Donley County

Marker Text

Oldest church continuously in use (in earliest Episcopal parish) in the Texas Panhandle. The first services were held by the Rev. Mr. Townsend of Dallas Diocese in the J. B. McClelland Ranch house, Nov. 1877. On site given 1891 by Isaac W. Carhart, building was erected in 1893. A donor, Mrs. Elizabeth Goff of Philadelphia, chose the name. The church was consecrated April 24, 1893, by Bishop A. C. Garrett. First Vicar: the Rev. W. D. Sartwell, 1890-93. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1971

Marker Details

Address
Location Description At intersection of 3rd & Parks, Clarendon
Marker # 854
Dedicated 1971
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code eccesiastical buildings; churches; Episcopal denomination
Latitude, Longitude 34.93792, -100.890913

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