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Anderson Baptist Church

Anderson, Grimes County

Marker Text

Organized November 11, 1844 Baptist General Convention of Texas organized here in 1848. Twenty-three of Texas thirty-four Baptist churches were represented. Present building was constructed with native rock by slave labor and finished in 1855. Burned February 6, 1955, and was restored, using original walls, and redecorated September 18, 1955. First Texas Baptist Woman's Missionary Society organized here in 1858. Sign and plaque given in memory of Carl H. and Effie Smith Bell

Marker Details

Address 300 Fanthorp Ave.
Location Description
Marker # 8562
Dedicated 1965
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code Baptist denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 30.4849, -95.984961

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