| Marker Number |
8629 |
| Atlas Number |
5051008629 |
| Marker Title |
First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell |
| Index Entry |
First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell |
| Address |
|
| City |
Caldwell |
| County |
Burleson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
721126 |
| UTM Northing |
3379453 |
| Subject Codes |
Presbyterian denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1984 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
600 block of Buck St. (at the corner of Moore St.), Caldwell |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| 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. |
