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Church of St. John Baptist |
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Clarendon,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
34° 56' 16.51345000008",
-100° 53' 27.2854600008"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Oldest church continuously in use (in earliest Episcopal parish) in the Texas Panhandle. The first services were held by the Rev. Mr. Townsend of Dallas Diocese in the J. B. McClelland Ranch house, Nov. 1877. On site given 1891 by Isaac W. Carhart, building was erected in 1893. A donor, Mrs. Elizabeth Goff of Philadelphia, chose the name. The church was consecrated April 24, 1893, by Bishop A. C. Garrett. First Vicar: the Rev. W. D. Sartwell, 1890-93. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1971
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Church of St. John Baptist Historical Marker Location Map, Clarendon, Texas
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