Texas Historical Marker #04680
Shiloh Baptist Church. On May 17, 1884, five people gathered in Bellview Schoolhouse to organize Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. The congregation initially met only once a month, with meetings lasting two or three days. Most of the early pastoral leadership came from among the membership. The church has always been located along Hog Creek, meeting for a time in a brush arbor at Blue Hole. Many baptisms were held in the creek. The congregation took its present name in 1890 and moved to this location in 1892. The Sunday school program was started that year. #4680
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Texas Historical Marker #03880
Osage Cemetery. Residents of the Osage community began using this site as a burial place about the mid-1870s, soon after area settlement began. Though the presence of unmarked burials indicates possible earlier usage, the first marked burial, that of R. P. Doherty, dates to 1874. Although used by the community, the graveyard was privately owned by real estate surveyor and investor Luther Kimbell and his sister Josephine Kimbell during its early years, and was not legally designated a cemetery until 1885. That year, Josephine Kimbell had a cemetery platted around the existing graves and began commercial operation of the cemetery. In 1892, Luther Kimbell assumed responsibility for the graveyard, which he operated for the rest of his life. The Osage Cemetery contains over 800 marked and unmarked graves, including those of Osage's earliest settlers and veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II,and th Koren War. It has been maintained by the Osage Cemetery Association since 1970. The only cemetery to have served this community, the historic burial ground is a tangible reminder of the area's pioneer heritage. #3880
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Texas Historical Marker #00700
Canann Baptist Church. This congregation traces its history to 1891 when Germans in the Prairie Chapel community organized a Baptist church congregation in a local schoolhouse on property owned by Heinrich Engleberecht. Forty people became charter members at the community meeting. Worship services were held in homes and in the schoolhouse. In 1893 the Rev. Louis Vogt became the church's first full time pastor. The Rev. J.E. Sydow served as pastor from 1898 to 1901. In 1894 the congregation built a sanctuary at this site on land owned by Engelbrecht; he later donated the land to the church. Additional space for Sunday school classes and a tower and steeple were added to the original structure in 1928. Throughout the early years, all worship services were conducted in the German language. In 1933 members decided to have English services every second Sunday. By 1940, all services were conducted in English. Instead of building a new church, members decided to remodel the existing structure in 1949. Many descendants of original church members worship here along with others in the community. (1992) #700
?, Crawford, TX, United States