Greenville, TX, United States
Shady Grove Community. Republic of Texas President Sam Houston granted two tracts of land to Charles F. Mercer on which to settle families in January 1844. Included in Mercer's colony were 6,500 square miles of land around this site. Among the earliest settlers here were members of the Concord Missi
onary Baptist Church, organized in August 1844 by the Reverend Benjamin Watson on a site that later became the Shady Grove Cemetery. A log structure soon was erected to serve as both church and school
Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 24194 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off