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[Texas Historical Commission Marker: The Reverend J.H. Reynolds]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for The Reverend J.H. Reynolds in Sherman, Texas. Text: Kentucky native John Humphreys Reynolds served as a Methodist circuit rider in Tennessee, where he married and began a family in 1879, he moved his ministry to Texas, working to serve churches in the north central part of the state. In Sherman, he organized the Willow Street Methodist Church, later named Key Memorial for Bishop J.S. Key. Reynolds served as pastor to numerous area congre… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Park of Old Settlers Association of Grayson County]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Park of Old Settlers Association of Grayson County in Sherman, Texas. Text: A public-spirited group dedicated to preservation of history and enrichment of contemporary life. Founded in 1879, when oldtimers traveled by wagon and camped near Sherman to reminisce about days of Republic of Texas, the frontier, and the Southern Confederacy. Speakers at first meeting included Mrs. Julia Shannon King (daughter of donor of part of Sherman towns… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: First Baptist Church of Bells]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for First Baptist Church of Bells in Bells, Texas. Text: Originally known as Bell Plain Baptist Church, this congregation was organized in 1879 at the home of J. A. Lindsay. The first services were conducted in the Bailey Junction Schoolhouse by the Rev. Isaac Reed. In 1884, soon after the school building burned, the members constructed a sanctuary on the property donated by A. T. Wilson. They worshiped there as the Baptist Church of Christ … more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Fred Douglass School]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Fred Douglass School in Sherman, Texas. Text: Named for the famed 19th century African American orator Frederick Douglass, the Fred Douglass School was created as one of Sherman's first three public schools in 1879. Two houses one block west of this site were rented for the education of the area's African American children. In the first years of the Fred Douglass School the number of students was about 85. By 1907 the school's population … more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West
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