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WESLEY, TEXAS

Washington County, Central Texas South

FM 2502 and FM 332
8 miles SW of Brenham
On the Austin county line
Population: 60 (estimate)

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Wesley Texas - Wesley Brethren Church & Cemetery
Wesley Brethren Church & Cemetery
TE Photo, January 2002
History in a Pecan Shell

Wesley is an Anglicization of the Czech word "Veseli" (Joyous).

In 1859 the first Czech school in Texas was founded here. The Reverend Josef Opocensky organized the first Czech Protestant and Moravian Brethren congregation in North America in 1864. In 1867 a post office were established.

The painted ceilings and interior date from 1889.

The population of Wesley reached its peak in 1930 with 200 people, but by the late 1950s it had declined to only 60 - where it stands today. The town has no center or businesses.

The Wesley Brethren Church, erected in 1886, served as a school between 1866 and 1900.
Wesley Texas - Wesley Brethren Church
Texas Painted Church:
The Wesley Brethren Church
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
On the National Register of Historic Places

TE Photo, January 2002
Wesley Texas - Wesley Brethren Church & Cemetery
Wesley Brethren Church & Cemetery
TE Photo, January 2002
Texas Painted Church - Wesley Brethren Church
TE Photo, August 2004
TX - Wesley Brethren Church Historical Marker
Wesley Brethren Church Historical Marker
TE Photo, August 2004
TX - Wesley Brethren Church door sign
TE Photo, August 2004
TX - Westhervane on Wesley Brethren Church steeple
The weathervane on the restored steeple
TE Photo, August 2004
Wesley Texas - Wesley Brethren Church steeple weathervane
The weathervane before restoration
TE Photo, January 2002

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Take a road trip

Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park
FM 390 - La Bahia Scenic Highway

Wesley, Texas Nearby Towns:
Brenham the county seat
See Washington County | Central Texas South

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