Marker Inscription
Organized Aug 24, 1890 with 17 members. Sanctuary built, 1895 on Navasota Stage Road.
Historical Marker
Reid's Prairie Baptist Church
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About this site
Reid's Prairie Baptist Church is a historical marker in Waller, 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 30.2196, -95.9412 near Waller. The nearest cataloged historic site is Frederick (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Day-Reid's Prairie Road, Rosenau, and Blumberg.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473008107. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Reid's Prairie Baptist Church in Waller County was organized on August 24, 1890, by seventeen members who first met at the nearby Myrtle Grove schoolhouse. The congregation worshiped in the school until its own church building was completed in 1895 along the Navasota Stage Road. The site was recorded as a Texas historic landmark in 1965.
Sources: hmdb.orgtexashistory.unt.edu
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