Marker Number |
5760 |
Atlas Number |
5439005760 |
Marker Title |
West Fork United Presbyterian Church |
Index Entry |
West Fork United Presbyterian Church |
Address |
602 Santerre Rd. |
City |
Grand Prairie |
County |
Tarrant |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
682511 |
UTM Northing |
3627919 |
Subject Codes |
churches; Presbyterian denomination |
Marker Year |
1982 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
602 Santerre Rd., Grand Prairie |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
Marker Text |
In 1870 the Rev. Andrew Shannon Hayter organized the Good Hope Cumberland Sabbath School to serve the early settlers of the surrounding area. The first church building, which was also used as a schoolhouse, was located in the vicinity of the Watson Cemetery (2 mi. SW) on property donated by P.A. Watson. In 1872 the congregation adopted the name West Fork. The Church's third sanctuary, built two years after a destructive 1924 fire, was moved to this location in 1955 during construction of the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike. |