Blowout: A Community’s Engagement with Fracking

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• Isham Chapel congregation of 1923
  Isham Chapel congregation of 1923.
• African American Baptists, Austin, TX (1922)
  Photo taken in 1922 of an African American congregation taken at a First Baptist Church in Austin, Texas.
• Baptism, Red Hill, Tennessee (1939)
  Photo of a creek baptism in Red Hill, Tennessee.
• "An Essay on the Management of Slaves and especially Their Religious Institutions" (1836)
  An essay published by a South Carolina planter presenting arguments on regulating religious activities among slaves.
• Old Town of Cannon
  The settlement of Old Cannon Town was formed by Elijah Cannon, a former slave from South Carolina. Cannon and his family developed 700 acres of land and organized a church.
• County Line Baptist Church
  The people of St. Johns Baptist Church and County Line Baptist Church were interconnected. Members of the Whitlow and Vaughner families helped to found County Line Baptist Church and their relatives attended St. John's Baptist.
• White Family Farm
  The White farm was located within the William Boydston Survey.
• Homestead of Charles and Peggy Oliver
  Charles and Peggy Oliver were some of the first to be buried in St. John's Cemetery. Their homestead was located within the Nathan Mitchell Survey.
• Homestead of John and Louisa Burton
  The John Burton Homestead was located within the J.M. Moses Survey due west of the Lyles Farm. Burton and Lyles were both instrumental in founding both St. John's Baptist Church and Cemetery as their names are both on the deed.
• Home of Washington Whitlow
  The Washington Whitlow homestead was located within the Peter Visor Survey.
• Home of George and Martha Billingslea
  George and Martha Billingslea lived in Gainesville proper. After George's death, Martha moved to an unknown location in Pilot Point.
• Homestead of Levi and Georgia Holstein
  The Holstein homestead was located within the Joseph Jeffries survey. The Holsteins were one of a few families that lived on the border of Cooke County and Denton County. Their homestead today is under Lake Ray Roberts.
• Vaughner Family Farm
  The Vaughner farm was located within the D. Cady survey just west of St. John's Cemetery.
• Truitt Family Homestead
  The Truitt family homestead was located within the Samuel Flint survey. The Truitts were neighbors of the Shears family who were also members of St. John's Baptist Church.
• Homestead of Harriet and Risom Shears
  The Shears' family homestead was located within the Samuel Flint Survey just west of the town of Pilot Point. The Shears lived on the same property as the Truitt family, also members of St. John's Baptist Church.
• Homestead of Wash Davis and Family
  Wash Davis's homestead was located within the N. Box Survey and just across the train tracks from the Allen farm.
• Homestead of the Allen Family
  The Allen family farm was located within the William Boydston survey.
• Paradise Baptist Church, Harrison County
  Photo of Paradise Baptist Church, organized in 1926, in Harrison County at brush harbor, before building a church building.
• St. John's Baptist Church
  St. John's Baptist Church was located in the Sylvester Williams Survey and consisted of two acres of land.
• Lyles Family Home
  The Lyles farm was located within the J.M. Moses Survey and consisted of sixty-three acres of land.
• Allen AME Chapel, Fort Worth
  Photo of Allen AME Chapel in Fort Worth. Allen AME was organized in 1873.
• Map of AME Churches in North Texas
  This a map of AME churches in North Texas that were known to have organized between 1870 and 1930 that exist as of 2018.
• 1859 Tax Assessment Denton County
  Tax Assessment of Denton County in 1859 depicts Francis Davis and two enslaved persons: Harriet and Gilbert
• Willie Hudspeth discusses the name of St. John's Cemetery
  Oral history clip of Willie Hudspeth talking about St. John's Cemetery
• John White discusses growing up around Pilot Point
  Oral history clip of John White discussing growing up around Pilot Point