Near Mitchell in Davison County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Original Site of New Home Lutheran Church
The charter members were:
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. Nels Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf A. Johnson; Mr. and Mrs. August Carlson; Mr. and Mrs. A. Lindstrom; Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lindahl; Mr. and Mrs. Charley Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carlson; Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Sand; Carl Honasson; Gustaf Sandstrom; J. P. Carlson; Carl Tornquist; Mr. and Mrs. John P. Carlson; Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Carlson; Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson; Mr. and Mrs. Sven G. Strand; Nels Rosenquist; and Hultin Rosenquist.
Services were held in homes and a schoolhouse until 1885 when P. E. Anderson offered five acres of land for a church and cemetery. A small frame church was built later that year, to which a bell tower and improvements were added over the years.
Due to a declining rural population, the membership decided to relocate the church in nearby Mitchell. So on August 24, 1958, the last worship service was held.
Only the bell remains of the sturdy white church which stood on this hill for three quarters of a century defying all the elements -- a symbol of the stalwart faith of those whose loving hands had placed it here.
Erected 1971. (Marker Number 451.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells, and the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1883.
Location. 43° 35.775′ N, 98° 2.728′ W. Marker is near Mitchell, South Dakota, in Davison County. Marker can be reached from 480th Avenue, 6.6 miles south of U.S. 90. Located at New Home Lutheran Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mitchell SD 57301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Indian Medicine Tree (approx. 7.1 miles away); Davison County WWI Memorial Tablet (approx. 7.9 miles away); Old Mill Stone (approx. 7.9 miles away); Davison County, South Dakota, Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away); Junction of Jimtown & Fort Thompson Trails (approx. 8.1 miles away); Oscar Howe & Marilyn Wounded Head (approx. 8.2 miles away); The Corn Palace (approx. 8.2 miles away); Carl Gunderson: (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mitchell.
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