| Marker Number |
9988 |
| Atlas Number |
5183009988 |
| Marker Title |
Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
| Index Entry |
Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
| Address |
1850 Pine Tree Rd. (FM 1845) |
| City |
Longview |
| County |
Gregg |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
330371 |
| UTM Northing |
3600073 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Presbyterian denomination |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
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| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Organized in 1847. First church in Gregg County; one of oldest in Texas in continuous service. Named for large pine tree (now removed) under which services were held and where Mrs. A. T. Castleberry taught the first Sunday School class. Charter members were Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Soloman Awalt; Messrs. and Mmes. A. T. Castleberry, J. T. Echols, Jesse Freeze, Benj. Fuller, John Rodden and Milton Starnes; J. W. Barnes and James R. White. First church was a log house; present structure built 1932; the educational building, 1950. |
