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Ben Franklin; Founded 1854 by efforts of "local preachers" Dan Clower and John B. Craig (former law partner of John B. Denton, for whom Denton County was named). A circuit rider, Rev. Bennett Elkins, was named Dec. 5, 1854, to serve Sulphur Forks Mission, including this church. Log walls, roof shingles and rafters were cut in sawmill of a settler, Greenville Smith. Present building was erected 800 yards from old site, 1898. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
Methodist Church is a historical marker in Ben Franklin, Delta County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Delta County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 54 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.4714, -95.7676 near Ben Franklin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Garden of Memories (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Baptist Hill, Waller, and Simmons.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5119006941. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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