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Coryell County, Texas
Historical Markers in Pearl, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Pearl, in Coryell County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1970 and 2007.
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- Slater Cemeteryplaced 2007
This cemetery served the once thriving farming and ranching community of Slater, which formed in the late 1800s.
- Pearl Baptist Churchplaced 1985
This church was organized in 1884 under the guidance of the Rev. E. Berry, a pioneer area missionary and preacher.
- Pearl Cemeteryplaced 1998
Originally named for Swayback Mountain, the community served by this cemetery was named Wayback through a clerical error in 1854.
- Pearl Church of Christplaced 1996
Worship services were first held in the Bee House community about 1878, then in the first Pearl schoolhouse on Cowhouse Creek.
- Pearl Methodist Churchplaced 1988
A group of Methodists gathered in the home of the Rev. John Wesley Shook (1846-1921) in the winter of 1875-76 to organize a congregation.
- Pearl Schoolplaced 1970
(1884-1958) Evolved from a log cabin with puncheon floor and with split log benches to a modern plant with a gymnasium.
All 6 historical markers in Pearl
Historical markers near Pearl
- Adamsville5 stories · 11 mi
- Gatesville20 stories · 16 mi
- Copperas Cove5 stories · 20 mi
- Hamilton26 stories · 21 mi
- Star5 stories · 22 mi
- Lampasas55 stories · 25 mi
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