First Baptist Church
​of Jacksboro

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Marker Text: ​United States soldiers still manned nearby Fort Richardson when this church was organized with seven charter members in 1875. The congregation met in the Masonic Lodge hall and county courthouse before erecting their first church building in 1889. One pastor, the Reverend Rice C. Farmer, was largely responsible for the location of North Texas Baptist College in Jacksboro, 1891-1897. The second church building was erected in 1906, the third in 1928-1959. The Rev. Alvin R. Bilberry (b. 1885) served the longest term as pastor here, 1925-1952. (1976)

Marker No: 1640

18 x 28 Aluminum Subject Marker 

Geographic: 33° 13.164′ N, 98° 9.618′ W

Location: 200 North Knox Street