| Marker Number |
9741 |
| Atlas Number |
5053009741 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Prairie Point Community |
| Index Entry |
Prairie Point Community, Site of |
| Address |
CR 274 |
| City |
Bertram |
| County |
Burnet |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
596595 |
| UTM Northing |
3402069 |
| Subject Codes |
settlements; ghost towns; churches; Baptist denomination; schools |
| Marker Year |
1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
CR 274, E side 50 feet NW of CR 280 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| 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) |
