[Historic Marker Application: First Baptist Church] Page: 1 of 12
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16" x 121" Medallion Plate - ',
Dimmit County -
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH*
FIRST CHURCH BUILT BY TEXAS
BAPTIST WEST OF NUECES RIVER.
ORGANIZED MAY, 1878,BUILDING
CONSTRUCTED 1888-1891 ON LAND
DONATED BY LEVI AND MATILDA
ENGLISH.DESIGNED BY PASTOR ,REV.
R.H.BROWN .CONGREGATION AND
OTHER CITIZENS FURNISHED LABOR
TO BURN BRICK AND LIME,HAUL
THE LUMBER FROM COTULLA,AND
PUT UP THE BUILDING.
OF THE SEVEN CHARTER MEMBERS,
TWO WERE FORMER METHODISTS AND
ONE MAN WAS AN EX-SLAVE.**
RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK,196J. *
* 1/2" lettering
** 3/8" lettering
***1/4" lettering
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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: First Baptist Church], text, 1966; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth428563/m1/1/?q=%22Religion+-+Churches%22: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.