| Marker Number |
9790 |
| Atlas Number |
5063009790 |
| Marker Title |
Center Point Community |
| Index Entry |
Center Point Community |
| Address |
FM 2057 |
| City |
Pittsburg |
| County |
Camp |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
329227 |
| UTM Northing |
3647823 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; African American topics |
| Marker Year |
1979 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Center Point community, at Center Point Baptist Church on FM 2057, 10 mi. SE of Pittsburg |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1865 black Freedmen began this community. The Center Point Baptist Church was organized in 1873. The Industrial Union was chartered in 1889 to aid settlers in buying farms and building homes. A cooperative managed a brick kiln, sawmill and cotton gin. Under the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Cash, the first principals, Center Point School became an important vocational facility. Students erected most of the structures on the 14-acre campus and there was a cooperative boarding plan. The school was consolidated with Pittsburg in 1950. (1979) |
