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Old Pilgrim Church

Elkhart, Anderson County

Marker Text

Replica, oldest Protestant Church in Texas. As Pilgrim Primitive Baptist Church, constituted July 28, 1833, in Crawford County, Illinois. Under guidance of Elder Daniel Parker, a "moving arm" of established church, 11 members entered Texas, Jan., 1834. First building, 1848. (1965)

Marker Details

Address FM 861
Location Description FM 861 about 3.5 mi. south of Elkhart
Marker # 8797
Dedicated 1965
Size, Type 16" x 12"
Code churches; Baptist denomination
Latitude, Longitude 31.592379, -95.587561

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