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First United Methodist Church

 
 
First United Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, March 14, 2019
1. First United Methodist Church Marker
Inscription.

First United Methodist Church
has been placed on the
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1904

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
 
Location. 45° 27.589′ N, 98° 29.216′ W. Marker is in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in Brown County. It is at the intersection of South Lincoln Street and 5th Ave. SE, on the right when traveling south on South Lincoln Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 502 S Lincoln Street, Aberdeen SD 57401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River and specifically in the James River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Masonic Temple, Aberdeen (within shouting distance of this marker); Dacotah Prairie Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brown County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Great Northern Railroad Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Northern State University Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Northern State University World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); South Dakota Boy's State (approx. 0.6 miles away); Aberdeen, South Dakota Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdeen.
 
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First United Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, March 14, 2019
2. First United Methodist Church Marker
First United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, March 14, 2019
3. First United Methodist Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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