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Black plaque № 26170

Palo Pinto, TX, United States

First Baptist Church of Palo Pinto. Soon after the founding of the town of Golconda (Palo Pinto) in 1857, frontier missionary and cattleman George Webb Slaughter organzied the Baptist church in the community. A charter member of the Brazos River Baptist Association, the congregation reported eleven

additions by letter and seventeen by baptism in its first year. The membership endured extremes of nature, conflict with Native Americans and economic challenges to survive. Merging with Slaughter Val

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