Virginia Point Methodist · 1965
County's oldest church. Organized 1837, at Old Warren. this building was erected in 1860. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark- 1965 Incise in base: Erected by Dr. and Mrs. Homer Jones
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Historical Markers in Savoy, Texas
Savoy is home to 5 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.
Fort Warren · 1968
(site six miles north) First settlement and fort In Fannin County. Built in 1836 by Abel Warren, Indian trader from Arkansas, to protect his trading post. Constructed of bois d'arc wood, the structure had a two-story…
View on map ↗Little Jordan Cemetery · 1973
Sid H. (1833-1914) and Suzan Brown Pierce (1845-1923) donated this burial ground, near the Little Jordan Baptist Church (active 1850-1893). The Ector Baptist Church, organized by former Little Jordan members, deeded the…
View on map ↗William W. Bell Cemetery · 1988
William W. Bell (1794 -1845) immigrated to the United States from his native England in 1820. By 1836 he had come to Texas, where he enlisted in the Republic of Texas army in February 1837. He later served in a company…
View on map ↗Savoy Methodist Church · 1990
This congregation traces its beginning to 1873, one year after William Savoy founded the town of Savoy on the Transcontinental (Texas & Pacific) Railroad line. Led by the Rev. James Graham, the members first met in the…
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