Garden Valley, Texas
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Garden Valley is a crossroads community about 9 miles west of Lindale.[citation needed]
Historically, prior to the formation of nearby town of Van (6 miles west of Garden Valley) in the late 1920s when oil was discovered there, Garden Valley was a town with a post office, stage coach station and a hotel.[citation needed] Today there is only one stop sign in the community's center with no businesses or public buildings.[citation needed]
Garden Valley is headquarters of several prominent Christian ministries Teen Mania,[1] Mercy Ships,[2] and the Central America Headquarters for Youth With A Mission.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ teenmania.com - Welcome to our Corporate web site, retrieved 2008-12-11
- ^ "Mercy Ships". Mercy Ships. 2011. http://www.mercyships.org/pages/agriculture. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
Coordinates: 32°31′34″N 95°32′33″W / 32.52611°N 95.5425°W
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