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History in
a Pecan Shell
In the 1870s the community was known as Lapara. The name was
changed in 1892 when a post office was opened. The 1914 population
is said to have been 50, declining to just 25 during the Great Depression.
At its peak, Cadiz had two churches, and a school. Commercial enterprises
consisted of a single store and a gas station. The post office closed
during WWII
and the population shrank to a mere 15 - the figure that has been
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Cadiz Baptist
Church historical marker
Photo courtesy Will
Beauchamp, 2008 |
Historical Marker:
FM 799, Cadiz community (10 miles NW of Beeville)
Cadiz Baptist
Church
This congregation,
orginally known as Lapara Baptist Church, was organized on Aug.
12, 1877, by 32 charter members. Services were held under a brush
arbor and in a schoolhouse before a sanctuary was erected on Lapara
Creek. The b
uilding was
moved here in 1920, and the church was renamed for the Cadiz settlement.
The facility later was enlarged to accommodate the growing church.
In 1960 the congregation won the Rural Church of the Year award.
In recent years the church has aided disaster victims and supported
ministerial students and Christian crusades.
(1983)
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