Waugh Campground

Given to Methodist church as a camp-meeting site, by the Isaac S. Addison family. Mrs. Addison named camp in honor of Bishop Beverly Waugh, who presided at first Methodist Conference in Texas, and who, like the Addisons, was from Baltimore, Md. Site was used for quarterly conferences of the church and for revivals. Converted here was The Rev. B. H. Carroll (1843-1914), great Baptist leader. Campground was open also for secular gatherings. A famous occasion was the July 16, 1857, debate between U.S. Senator Sam Houston and Judge A. S. Broaddus, a Burleson County leader.

Waugh Campground is a historical marker in Caldwell, Burleson County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Burleson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.5988, -96.6836 near Caldwell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Elizabeth Lutheran Cemetery, Duewall House, and Cooks Point United Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5051008656. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.