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Maud United Methodist Church

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Main and Flencher St., Maud, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 19' 45.9984", -94° 20' 30.7968"
 
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    Organized as a mission by the Rev. Thomas Jefferson Milam of Old Boston, on farm of Jesse M. Ball, Three Springs community, Aug. 10, 1874. Original meetinghouse was built immediately on Ball's property. Samuel D. Knapp (1841?-1922), a charter member, founded town of Maud, and was its first postmaster. He donated present site, and the building was moved here in 1880. The mission became a church in 1897. A tornado razed second building in 1914. Present sanctuary, fourth for the church, was erected in 1940 with funds given by Miss Jennie Tapp, and was enlarged in 1956. (1974)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Maud United Methodist Church Historical Marker Location Map, Texas