Waterloo in Monroe County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Salem-Baum Evangelical Church

September 28, 2019

1. Salem-Baum Evangelical Church Marker

Inscription. On May 11, 1845, a German-speaking Protestant congregation was organized at the Philip Baum residence near here that same year, a log church was erected and a cemetery was opened on six acres immediately north of this spot which was donated by Heinrich Mueller and Philip Hoffmann. In 1883, a stone church with steeple, bell, and rooster was built on this ¾ acre plot which was donated by Anton Sparwasser. The stonemasons were Ilchner and Neumann. The congregation belonged to the German Evangelical synod of North America, which later became the United Church of Christ in Belleville.

Erected 1979 by The Salem-Baum Cemetery Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1845.

Location. 38° 17.346′ N, 90° 13.248′ W. Marker is in Waterloo, Illinois, in Monroe County. It is on Old Baum Church Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5779 Old Baum Church Road, Waterloo IL 62298, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater

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St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg (approx. 1.3 miles away); Immaculate Conception Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Louis E. Miller (approx. 3.3 miles away); M102 Howitzer (approx. 3.3 miles away); Pioneer Mill (approx. 3.3 miles away); William H. Bissell (approx. 3.3 miles away); 1993 Valmeyer Flood Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Valmeyer Community Heritage Society (approx. 3½ miles away).

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Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 26, 2019

2. Salem-Baum Evangelical Church

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