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Site of Prairie Point Community

Bertram, Burnet County

Marker Text

Anglo settlement of this part of Burnet County began in the 1850s. By the 1870s settlers had established cattle and sheep ranches as well as a number of family farms. A community school opened in 1882 and remained in operation until 1921. The Prairie Point Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1883 and met in the schoolhouse until it burned in 1890. The congregation worshipped in a brush arbor until a new school was erected, then met at the school until 1906, when a new sanctuary was built. The church eventually was disbanded in 1957. (1993)

Marker Details

Address CR 274
Location Description CR 274, E side 50 feet NW of CR 280
Marker # 9741
Dedicated 1993
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code settlements; ghost towns; churches; Baptist denomination; schools
Latitude, Longitude 30.747635, -97.990847

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