Altenburg in Perry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Trinity Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod, Altenburg, Missouri
Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 8, 2022
1. Trinity Lutheran Church Marker
Founded by Saxon immigrants from Germany in the year 1839
This marker was placed by Trinity young peoples society on the 100th Anniversary of continuous organized youth work in this congregation July 20, 1951
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
Location. 37° 37.8′ N, 89° 35.112′ W. Marker is in Altenburg, Missouri, in Perry County. It is on Church Street south of State Highway A, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located next to the Lutheran Heritage Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 75 Church 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: God's Hand (here, next to this marker); Doctor Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (within shouting distance of this marker); Doctor Martin Luther (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pastor Gotthold Heinrich Loeber (about 300 feet away); First College Building / Erste Lehranstalt (about 300 feet away); Altenburg (about 300 feet away); Ev. Luth. St. Paul's Church U.A.C. (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Grand Tower (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altenburg.
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 8, 2022
2. Trinity Lutheran Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
