| Marker Number |
440 |
| Atlas Number |
5145000440 |
| Marker Title |
Blue Ridge Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Blue Ridge Baptist Church |
| Address |
340 FM 1771 |
| City |
Reagan |
| County |
Falls |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
715151 |
| UTM Northing |
3461727 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; eccesiastical buildings; churches |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Blue Ridge Baptist Church, FM 1771, E side 0.3 mi. S of CR 232 |
| Private Property |
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| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Organized 1859 by 11 charter members; worship held regularly since. Z.N. Morrell and Judge R.E.B. Baylor were among early missionaries holding services in the settlers' log cabins. George Harlan deeded 28 acres for church, school, and cemetery in 1873. Land is part of grant given by Mexico in 1835 to his father, Doctor Isaiah Harlan. The first church building also housed an early school. Church has sponsored annual "May Day Singing" since 1887. Descendants still attend. The third (present) sanctuary was built here in 1908. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970 |
