Marker Inscription
First Presbyterian Church, U.S. erected 1885. Congregation organized in 1872. Only church in area with spire and belfry. RTHL - 1965
Historical Marker
First Presbyterian Church
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About this site
First Presbyterian Church is a historical marker in Bonham, Fannin County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Fannin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 262 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.5816, -96.1790 near Bonham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Biard Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Clendenen-Carleton House, On Route of Early Texas Streetcars, and Risser Hospital.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5147008883. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The First Presbyterian Church of Bonham was organized on the third Sabbath of August 1872 by the Rev. E. V. Shephardson with a small charter membership. For about thirteen years the congregation met in borrowed buildings before erecting its own church, distinguished by a spire and belfry, in 1885.
Sources: fannincountyhistory.org
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