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Friberg-Cooper
Methodist Church
FM 171 & Friberg Rd
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2015 |
Historical Marker:
Friberg-Cooper
Methodist Church
This congregation first gathered to worship in local farmer A. W.
Friberg's granary in 1896, using hay bales as seats. Largely due
to the generosity of the Carey, Andree, and Friberg families, the
congregation was able to build its first sanctuary, the Friberg
Methodist Episcopal Church, here in 1902, naming it after charter
members John and Mary Friberg. After the structure burned in 1938,
the present sanctuary was built around the original cornerstone.
A merger with Cooper Methodist congregation in 1947 strengthened
the church, which remains a focal point of this rural community.
(1991) |
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Historical Marker:
Site of Friberg
School
Friberg School
was created in 1895 to serve families in this area. By 1896 students
attended classes in a granary owned by Will Friberg; the following
year John Friberg donated land here and a 2-room schoolhouse was erected.
The school also served as a community gathering place, and by 1922
increased enrollment led to the addition of a third room. Upper level
students began attending Wichita Falls High School in 1931, and in
1956 Clay County's
Thornberry
School consolidated with Friberg. After a 1969 fire left only the
cafeteria intact, Friberg School closed.
1993 |
Building across
from Friberg-Cooper Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2015 |
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