Montgomery, TX, United States
The Old Methodist Churchyard. In Jan. 1839, the Rev. Isaac Strickland organized a Methodist Church whose members soon built a log meetinghouse on this site donated by founders of the town of Montgomery. The churchyard came into use for burials during the 1840s. When Pastor G. W. Rabb was dying in 18
51, he requested burial beneath the altar of the frame church then being built to replace the log cabin. His grave and a monument commemorating pioneer circuit riders now (1976) mark the original Meth
Listen to the audio guide for Isaac L. G. Strickland black plaque Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off