St. John Colony, Texas
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St. John Colony, Texas is a historic rural African American community in Caldwell County founded by formerly enslaved people after the Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. John Colony, Texas canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic African American community
ⓘ
rural community ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Caldwell County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedAs | post–Civil War freedmen settlement ⓘ |
| ethnicCharacter | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAfterEvent | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
formerly enslaved African Americans
ⓘ
formerly enslaved people from nearby Texas plantations ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | recognized in regional African American history projects ⓘ |
| hasCommunityInstitution | church-centered community life ⓘ |
| hasCommunityType |
Black rural settlement
ⓘ
freedmen’s town ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of Reconstruction-era Black rural community
ⓘ
symbol of African American self-determination in Texas ⓘ |
| hasDemographicHistory | majority African American since founding ⓘ |
| hasEconomicBase | agriculture ⓘ |
| hasEducationHistory | historically served by segregated schools ⓘ |
| hasGovernance | unincorporated (no municipal government) ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | African American freedmen community ⓘ |
| hasHistoricContext |
Reconstruction and Jim Crow era African American life in rural Texas
ⓘ
post-slavery community formation in Texas ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
farmland
ⓘ
pastureland ⓘ |
| hasMigrationPattern | out-migration of younger residents to urban areas ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for St. John Missionary Baptist Church ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
historic African American churches
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ rural homesteads ⓘ |
| hasPreservationInterest | subject of local historical documentation ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitution |
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other local churches ⓘ |
| hasRuralCharacter | true ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | extended family networks ⓘ |
| hasTransportationCharacteristic | served primarily by rural roads ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs | historic community in Caldwell County, Texas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caldwell County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| periodOfEstablishment | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
dispersed rural households
ⓘ
small population ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.