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[Texas Historical Commission Marker: First Methodist Church of Whitewright]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for First Methodist Church of Whitewright in Whitewright, Texas. Text: This congregation traces its history to Sears Chapel (one mile southeast), a union church established in the late 1850s at the home of early settlers Christopher and Mary Sears. In 1876 the Sears family deeded the land on which the Sears Chapel Church building stood to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The village of Whitewright… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Historic Marker Application: Albion E. Shepard House]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Albion E. Shepard House, in Marathon, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: August 5, 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission
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