| Marker Number |
1636 |
| Atlas Number |
5293001636 |
| Marker Title |
First Baptist Church of Groesbeck |
| Index Entry |
First Baptist Church of Groesbeck |
| Address |
306 N Ellis St. |
| City |
Groesbeck |
| County |
Limestone |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
734243 |
| UTM Northing |
3490530 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Baptist denomination; ministers; state officials |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
306 N. Ellis St., Groesbeck. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
When Groesbeck was founded in 1871, on Houston & Texas Central Railroad, Old Springfield (5 mi. NW) was bypassed. Some Baptists from the church founded there in 1846 moved here. Visited by William Carey Crane, J. B. Link, Z. N. Morrell and other great preachers, they organized this church in 1876. Growth mounted during events such as 10-day revivals held in 1880s by evangelist W. E. Penn. Early member L. L. Foster became a Texas Railroad Commissioner and president of Texas A.& M. Old Springfield Bell was used with 1914, 1950, and 1967 buildings. (1972) |
