Marker Inscription
Organized in the Hopewell schoolhouse, Aug. 13, 1888, with 13 members. Named for a small grove of pine trees nearby. This building erected in 1900.
Historical Marker
Pine Island Baptist Church
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About this site
Pine Island Baptist Church is a historical marker in Hempstead, Waller County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0584, -96.0103 near Hempstead. The nearest cataloged historic site is Schultz (cemetery), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Clear Creek Confederate War Camps, Groce Family Plantations, and In This Vicinity_Plantation of Charles Donoho.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473008106. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Pine Island Baptist Church was organized on August 13, 1888, with thirteen members meeting in the Hopewell schoolhouse in rural Waller County. It took its name from a nearby grove of pine trees, and a church building was erected in 1900. The congregation long served as a center of community life for the Pine Island settlement.
Sources: tshaonline.orghmdb.org
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