Near Carpenter in Mitchell County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Deer Creek Lutheran Church Bell

Photographed by Keith L, July 22, 2008

1. Deer Creek Lutheran Church Bell Marker

Inscription. This bell has called people to God’s house to worship since 1869. It was first purchased and used by First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar. In 1893 they gave it to Deer Creek Lutheran Church where it continued its call of worship across the countryside until 1970.

In Memory Of Herman Brown

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 43° 25.753′ N, 93° 1.441′ W. Marker is near Carpenter, Iowa, in Mitchell County. It can be reached from the intersection of Zinnia Avenue and 460th Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the Deer Creek Lutheran Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4598 Zinnia Avenue, Carpenter IA 50426, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Severson (approx. 0.8 miles away); St. Ansgar Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); Worth County Courthouse Cannon (approx. 9.8 miles away); Swensrud School (approx. 9.8 miles away); Former Worth County Courthouse, 1880

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(approx. 9.8 miles away); First National Bank (approx. 9.9 miles away); Index Building (approx. 9.9 miles away); Paramount Building (approx. 9.9 miles away).

Also see . . . St. Ansgar, Iowa. "The St. Ansgar church, congregation and town served as a center for the dispersion of Norwegian settlers north across the border into Minnesota and on into western Iowa from the mid-1850s into the late 1870s." (Submitted on March 11, 2009.)

Deer Creek Lutheran Church Bell and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, July 22, 2008

2. Deer Creek Lutheran Church Bell and Marker

Deer Creek Lutheran Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, July 22, 2008

3. Deer Creek Lutheran Church

Marker is at the left side of the photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,714 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.