Details for First Methodist Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5349007198
Data
| Marker Number | 7198 |
| Atlas Number | 5349007198 |
| Marker Title | First Methodist Church |
| Index Entry | First Methodist Church |
| Address | N. 15th at W. 3rd St. |
| City | Corsicana |
| County | Navarro |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 738735 |
| UTM Northing | 3553535 |
| Subject Codes | Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; eccesiastical buildings; churches |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 24" x 18" |
| Marker Text | Founded 1851; sanctuary built 1871 was not yet consecrated when State Democratic Convention met here 1872 and laid plans to free Texas from Reconstruction rule. First missionary society west of the Mississippi organized here, 1880. H. A. Boaz, ordained here, later became president of Polytechnic College, S. M. U., and a bishop. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967 |