Center Point, Camp County, Texas

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Center Point,
Camp County, Texas
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Center Point (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°57′51″N94°49′49″W / 32.96417°N 94.83028°W / 32.96417; -94.83028
Country United States
State Texas
County Camp
Elevation
331 ft (101 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 903, 430
FIPS code 48- [1]
GNIS feature ID2034805 [2]

Center Point is an unincorporated community settled in 1865 by freed slaves. [3] It is located in Camp County in the U.S. state of Texas, nine miles southeast of Pittsburg at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2057 and County Road 4247. In 1979, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No. 9790 was designated to commemorate the founding of Center Point. [4]

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Settlement

Center Point was settled by freed slaves in 1865 as one of the Freedman's settlements that resulted from the Emancipation Proclamation. [5] The origin of the settlement's name is said to be from Farm to Market Road 2057 crossing County Road 4247. The 1983 county highway map showed two churches, a cemetery, and a community center. It had a population of 41 in 2000. [3] The Center Point Baptist Church was established in 1873. The community supported a brick kiln, sawmill, and cotton gin. [6]

School

A one-room school established in 1887 served thirty-one black children, during each 100-day term. The school, however, was initially not a very good one. Later school bond improvements brought the educational institution up in 1916 to a four-room building, raising the school quality to one of the best in Camp County by 1936. The first school principals on the 14-acre campus were Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Cash. [6] At its peak, the school accommodated 279 students. Because of the declining community population and enrollment, the school consolidated with Pittsburg Independent School District in 1955. [3] In 1996, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No. 9791 was designated to commemorate the school. [7]

Cemetery

The Texas Historical Commission has noted Center Point Cemetery as CP-C010. [8]

Notable people

Mezzo-soprano Barbara Smith Conrad was born in Center Point in 1940. Conrad has performed with opera companies around the world. She has sung at the White House and performed for Pope John Paul II during his 1995 New York City visit. She credits the Baptist church in Center Point as the origin of her love of music. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 Harper, Cecil Jr. "Center Point, Camp Co". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ "THC Center Point Community". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ Sitton, Thad. "Freedmen's Settlements". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Texas Escapes-Center Point, Camp County". Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ "THC-Center Point School". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  8. ↑ "THC-Center Point Cemetery". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Barbara Smith Conrad Biography". The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. UT-Austin. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
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