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First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell

Caldwell, Burleson County

Marker Text

This congregation was organized by The Rev. Hugh Wilson, an early Presbyterian missionary noted for his active work on the Texas frontier. Although the first account of the church appears in an 1850 document, it is likely that the congregation was organized soon after the City of Caldwell was founded in 1840. During the 1880s, the congregation met in the Methodist Church building. A 1906 fire destroyed the Presbyterians' first sanctuary. The congregation is an important historic link to the early days of Burleson County and the beginning of the Presbyterian Church in Texas.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 600 block of Buck St. (at the corner of Moore St.), Caldwell
Marker # 8629
Dedicated 1984
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Presbyterian denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 30.527087, -96.695321

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