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Fourth-Sunday Singing |
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Commerce,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 14' 11.49739000008",
-95° 58' 19.56068000004"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
(Held on fourth Sunday of each month) A monthly music convention founded in 1885 or 1890 by this church, at old location (1/2 mile east.) Began when G. J. Oslin of Arkansas held a 20-day music school here. Singers came from wide area; a tuning fork was used to give pitch until instruments were obtained. The present officers are J. G. Murphy, president, and Mrs. Ola Speight, secretary. Also in 1885, the village of Hoover's Gin was founded near here by John T. Hoover, merchant.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Fourth-Sunday Singing Historical Marker Location Map, Commerce, Texas
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