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Shorter Chapel, A. M. E. Church |
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613 W. Houston St. at Titus St., Giddings,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 11' 16.24596",
-96° 56' 31.82298"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Organized in 1875, this was one of the first black churches in Giddings. The congregation was named for the Rev. James A. Shorter (1817-1887), ninth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Anthony Anderson (1843-1922), one of the founders of Shorter Chapel, provided lumber for the first church building. That structure was destroyed by a storm in 1915. Members now worship in the third building erected at this site.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Shorter Chapel, A. M. E. Church Historical Marker Location Map, Giddings, Texas
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