Baptism on Rock Creek, 1902

June 8, 2023
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Baptisms were a big deal with the candidates and viewers dressing in white. This African-American baptism on Aug. 17, 1902, was held on Rock Creek, a depression in the road that fed into Walnut Creek on Moody Lane.

To learn more about Mansfield history, check out the Mansfield Historical Museum, 102 N. Main St., open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free. For more info, call 817-473-4250, emailmuseum@mansfieldtexas.gov or go to mansfieldhistory.org.

Photo courtesy of the Mansfield Historical Society.

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