Bloys Camp Meeting
Fort Davisbr/Jeff Davis County, Texasbr/30 32.795' N 104 08.412' W Directions: Start at the intersection Dave Street and SH-166. Go .3 miles east on SH-166. The marker is on the right (south) side of the road.br/ br/Text: Held each year since 1890. Founded by Rev. W. B. Bloys, a Presbyterian. His camp pulpit was an Arbuckle Coffee crate. First campers, 48 people from remote ranches and towns, slept in tents, wagons. Family groups had chuck-box meals, sharing with guests. Some 1,500 attend mid-August meetings today. Still nothing is ever sold in camp. Baptists, Disciples of Christ, Methodists and Presbyterians incorporated the Cowboys' Camp Meeting in 1902. Site, Skillman Grove, has been a camp ground since the 1850s. Elevation is about 6,000 feet.