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

Saint Mary's Catholic Church

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021

1. Saint Mary's Catholic Church Marker

Inscription.
In Spring 1866 Father Henry Meurs came to Glasgow at the request of area Catholics. Soon work was begun on Church building. Bricks purchased from McClinicks Brickyard, of Glasgow, for $10.00 per hundred. In 1897 church remodeled as Satolli Hall and used as school. Present church then built. Dedicated May 1913. In 1956 parish was joined to Diocese of Jefferson City and parishes of west Glasgow and Marian Hill were incorporated in St. Mary’s.

Civil War Monument across the street

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 39° 13.512′ N, 92° 50.706′ W. Marker is in Glasgow, Missouri, in Howard County. It is in Chariton Township. It is at the intersection of Howard Street and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on Howard Street. Marker is located at the northeast corner of the intersection. 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

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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: Lewis Library (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Methodist Church / Glasgow Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); Evangelical United Brethren Church (about 700 feet away); History of Glasgow (about 700 feet away); Historic Brick Portion of 4th Street (about 800 feet away); Presbyterian Church (about 800 feet away); Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lewis & Clark Expedition Across Missouri (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glasgow.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021

2. Saint Mary's Catholic Church Marker

(marker is located at the northeast corner of the intersection • Saint Mary’s parking lot in background)

Saint Mary's Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021

3. Saint Mary's Catholic Church

(on 3rd Street, just south of the marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 27, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.