Marker Inscription
Captain Robert W. Smith (1814-51), a veteran of the Texas Revolution, donated land at this site in 1845 for use by a Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The first building here, a log chapel, was also used for school classes. In 1856 the property was traded to a congregation of Baptists from the nearby community of London (4 mi. NW). Organized that year as Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, the fellowship has continued to worship here. The church and adjacent cemetery were legally separated in 1953 by court decree.
About this site
Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church is a historical marker in Rusk County, Texas, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Rusk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.2124, -94.8896. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pleasant Hill Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Hill, Gaston Public School, and Mt. Hope.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5401011048. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
