Altenburg in Perry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
First College Building
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Erste Lehranstalt
Founded 1839
Photographed by Allen Gathman, September 4, 2010
1. First College Building / Erste Lehranstalt Marker
First College Building of the Ev-Luth. Missouri Synod. Built by the Saxon immigrants A.D. 1839. Moved to present site A.D. 1912. Shelter erected A.D. 1915.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
Location. 37° 37.835′ N, 89° 35.167′ W. Marker is in Altenburg, Missouri, in Perry County. It is on Main Street (State Highway A) just west of Church Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8769 Main St, Altenburg MO 63732, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Altenburg (a few steps from this marker); Doctor Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (within shouting distance of this marker); Doctor Martin Luther (within shouting distance of this marker); Pastor Gotthold Heinrich Loeber
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 8, 2023
2. First College Building / Erste Lehranstalt Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2022, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 4, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. 2. submitted on January 9, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
