Second Colored Baptist Church, today’s True Vine, is founded
Second Colored Baptist Church, founded in 1872 near the railroad tracks between North Bonner Avenue and Oakwood Cemetery, became True Vine Baptist Church on West Oakwood Street.
Sources
- National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic and Architectural Resources of Tyler, Texas (Diane E. Williams, 2000; THC Atlas)atlas.thc.texas.gov
Second Colored Baptist Church was founded in 1872 near the railroad tracks between North Bonner Avenue and Oakwood Cemetery.
This congregation became the still extant True Vine Baptist Church on West Oakwood Street.
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