Site of the FIRST Church Established in Willow Springs - Mart, TX
N 31° 32.458 W 096° 49.396
14R E 706644 N 3491611
A 1977 Texas Historical Marker stands among the graves in Mart Cemetery, noting this as the site where the first church in the community was established back in 1878. Willow Springs became Mart in 1880 when it received a post office.
Waymark Code: WM140KY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2021
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There's no obvious footprint where the church may have been here, and the tree under which it was established is probably long gone. The historical marker reads:
In Jan. 1878, local Baptists met at H.J. Breland's home to hear the Rev. C.C. Hardwick preach. Three months later, on April 28, 1878, eighteen Baptists gathered under a large elm tree at this site to organize the first church in the community of Willow Springs, later renamed Mart. The Rev. T.D. Suttle was the first pastor. Near the tree, the congregation built a frame church and established a burial ground, which became Mart City Cemetery. The church moved from this site in 1893.
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The First Baptist Church of Mart's website (see below) notes that the first church building also served as the area's first schoolhouse.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 04/28/1878
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