Chariton Township in Glasgow in Howard County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021

1. Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription.
The Glasgow Presbyterian Church organized March 9, 1845, with ten members. First church building stood on Second Street between Market and Howard, was burned in October 1864 during the Battle of Glasgow. The congregation held services for some years in the Ladies Seminary Building. In 1866 the church was reorganized, and purchased the brick building on the present site from the Baptists.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 9, 1845.

Location. 39° 13.614′ N, 92° 50.612′ W. Marker is in Glasgow, Missouri, in Howard County. It is in Chariton Township. It is on Commerce Street (State Highway 240) just east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located directly in front of the subject building, just left of the north/front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glasgow MO 65254, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Little Dixie

and in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Brick Portion of 4th Street (a few steps from this marker); Evangelical United Brethren Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); First Methodist Church / Glasgow Methodist Church

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lewis Library (about 300 feet away); Saint Mary's Catholic Church (about 800 feet away); History of Glasgow (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lewis & Clark Expedition Across Missouri (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glasgow.

Regarding Presbyterian Church. National Register of Historic Places #82003141, as Glasgow Presbyterian Church.

From the National Register nomination:
Glasgow Presbyterian Church is significant as one of the town's oldest surviving examples of Gothic Revival ecclesiastical architecture and as the present home of its only museum. The present museum was originally constructed in 1860-1861 as a home for the local Baptist congregation, which was organized in 1820 at the nearby town of Chariton. Within 5 years, the Baptists voted to rejoin the Chariton group and their building was sold for $4500 to the Presbyterians, who had lost their church building to the Union forces in the Battle of Glasgow (1864).

Also see . . .
1. Glasgow Presbyterian Church.

It was built in
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021

2. Glasgow Community Museum
(formerly Presbyterian Church)
(marker is located on left side of front/north façade)
1860–1861, and is a one-story, brick building with simple Gothic Revival style design elements. The rectangular building features a board-and-batten vestibule and a Gothic arcade supported by brick pillars. It houses a local history museum.

(Submitted on February 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Battle of Glasgow, Missouri.

The Battle of Glasgow was fought on October 15, 1864, in and near Glasgow, Missouri, as part of Price's Missouri Expedition during the American Civil War. The Glasgow victory boosted the morale of Price's army, which had been dented after Pilot Knob. It resulted in the capture of 1,200 weapons, 1,000 Union uniform overcoats, and 150 horses. Quantrill and his men robbed a bank on October 16 and Anderson's men fatally beat a civilian on the night of October 21–22 in an attempt to get money. In the town of Glasgow, 15 homes and a church were damaged.

(Submitted on February 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Glasgow Community Museum (formerly Presbyterian Church) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021

3. Glasgow Community Museum (formerly Presbyterian Church)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.