| Marker Number |
10873 |
| Atlas Number |
5387010873 |
| Marker Title |
Early Protestant Preaching |
| Index Entry |
Early Protestant Preaching |
| Address |
|
| City |
New Boston |
| County |
Bowie |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
286798 |
| UTM Northing |
3671953 |
| Subject Codes |
Presbyterian denomination |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
IH-30 travel rest stop, between CR 1014 and CR 1016 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
24" x 18" |
| Marker Text |
The Rev. William Stevenson (Oct. 4, 1768 - March 5, 1857), a Missourian, friend of Stephen F. Austin, preached in 1815 at Pecan Point on the Red River, north of here. Records indicate that his were the first Protestant sermons ever given in Texas, then part of Catholic "New Spain." Many settlers also entered Texas through Red River County. |
