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Black plaque № 14664

Silverton, TX, United States

First Baptist Church of Silverton. In the fall of 1891, six months before the official founding of the town of Silverton, a group of citizens met together to form a non-denominational community Sunday school. Early meetings were held in a mercantile store and the county courthouse. Later, the Presby

terian church hosted all denominations in town until each congregation was able to build its own structure. Under the leadership of W.S. Riddell, the First Baptist Church of Christ was organized on Ap

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