Details for Polly's Chapel

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5019004067

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Marker Number 4067
Atlas Number 5019004067
Marker Title Polly's Chapel
Index Entry Polly's Chapel
Address 359 Polly's Chapel Rd
City Bandera vicinity
County Bandera
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 500978
UTM Northing 3293699
Subject Codes eccesiastical buildings; churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination
Marker Year 1965
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location From Bandera, take SH 16 about 8 miles northeast to Privilege Creek Bridge. Go north on County Road about 3 miles to Polly's Chapel.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size Medallion and Plate
Marker Text Named for Policarpo Rodriguez (1829-1914), Texas Ranger, Army Scout and Guide; 1858 Privilege Creek settler. Converted here to Methodist faith, built with his own hands, in 1882, chapel of native stone, where he and others have preached. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.
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