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St. Mary's Episcopal Church

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120 W. Main St., Hamilton, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 42' 7.59926000016", -98° 7' 27.33976999992"
 
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Saint Mary's Episcopal Church

First Episcopal church in Hamilton County. Services were begun 1868 in home of Mrs. E. D. Bell, Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg; first bishop of Texas, who rode here horseback from Galveston. Site given 1891 by Maj. C. W. Cotton. Building committee: S. D. Felt, J. L. Spurlin, E. R. Williams. Gothic architecture. Bell given by a St. Louis merchant. Consecrated 1896 by bishop A. C. Garrett. Rev. W. W. Patrick was the first rector. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark--1966

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

St. Mary's Episcopal Church Historical Marker Location Map, Hamilton, Texas