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Waugh Campground

Caldwell, Burleson County

Marker Text

Given to Methodist church as a camp-meeting site, by the Isaac S. Addison family. Mrs. Addison named camp in honor of Bishop Beverly Waugh, who presided at first Methodist Conference in Texas, and who, like the Addisons, was from Baltimore, Md. Site was used for quarterly conferences of the church and for revivals. Converted here was The Rev. B. H. Carroll (1843-1914), great Baptist leader. Campground was open also for secular gatherings. A famous occasion was the July 16, 1857, debate between U.S. Senator Sam Houston and Judge A. S. Broaddus, a Burleson County leader.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description from Caldwell take SH 21 E about 1.5 mile to FM 2000, go N about 3.5 miles to marker on E side of road
Marker # 8656
Dedicated 1972
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code camp meetings; churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination
Latitude, Longitude 30.598689, -96.684055

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