Historical MarkerPatrick Community
Henderson · Rusk County · Dedicated 1979 · THC Atlas #5401011025
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Marker Inscription
In 1854 the Patrick brothers, James Moore (1795-1867), John Thomas Campbell (1814-68), and Minor Leander (b. 1818), led Presbyterian families from South Carolina to Rusk County. John built a six-room log house on the Shreveport-Douglass Road. The brothers' nearby homes formed the hub of this community. Originally called Pleasant Springs, after the Civil War it boasted a church house and school, cotton gin, grist mill, store, and post office. By 1925 businesses closed but the school remained active until World War II. The church is all that remains of the once thriving village.
About this site
Patrick Community is a historical marker in Henderson, Rusk County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Rusk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0577, -94.6361 near Henderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Patrick, John T. C. (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brachfield, Welch, and Pine Hill Methodist Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5401011025. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
