Bloys Camp Meeting
SH 166, Fort Davis, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1890
EST. 1890
1850
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Bloys Camp Meeting.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Bloys Camp Meeting
Presbyterian minister W. B. Bloys founded this camp meeting in 1890 at Skillman Grove, a gathering site used since the 1850s, drawing 48 ranch families who camped in tents and wagons. Baptists, Disciples of Christ, Methodists, and Presbyterians formally incorporated it as the Cowboys' Camp Meeting in 1902. It became an enduring annual gathering for isolated Trans-Pecos ranching communities.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Bloys Camp Meeting
Held each year since 1890. Founded by Rev. W. B. Bloys, a Presbyterian. His camp pulpit was an Arbuckle Coffee crate. First campers, 48 people from remote ranches and towns, slept in tents, wagons. Family groups had chuck-box meals, sharing with guests. Some 1,500 attend mid-August meetings today. Still nothing is ever sold in camp. Baptists, Disciples of Christ, Methodists and Presbyterians incorporated the Cowboys' Camp Meeting in 1902. Site, Skillman Grove, has been a camp ground since the 1850s. Elevation is about 6,000 feet. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5243010473
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