Texas Historical Marker #08194
First Baptist Church of Blossom. Organized in 1873 by the Rev. Sam Anderson. Early services were held in a log schoolhouse, and baptisms conducted in ponds or cotton gin pools. The first permanent sanctuary, built about 1880 on land donated by G. B. Eades, was one large room with a bell tower. The church was a member of the Lamar County Baptist Association. A brick veneer building replaced the old frame church in 1909. The church women paid for the roof by giving pie suppers and selling homemade hominy. The present structure was dedicated in 1967. #8194
200 S. Young St., Blossom, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #08187
James Henry Campbell Home. Tennessee native James Henry Campbell (1830-1918) moved to Texas in 1856 with his wife, Julia Emeline (Perkins), and their children. One of the first settlers in this area, he named the surrounding community Sylvan for the nearby grove of trees. A Confederate veteran, Campbell completed this home for his family in the late 1860s and became one of the largest landowners in Lamar County. The homestead, which remained in the Campbell family for more than 100 years, stands as a reminder of the once-thriving Sylvan community. #8187
?, Blossom, TX, United States