Kenyon Township in Goodhue County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Old Stone Church

Photographed by McGhiever, July 14, 2013

1. Old Stone Church Marker

Inscription.

Erected 1875 by the pioneer members of Hauge Lutheran Congregation

Lord unto Thy name give glory.

Erected by Hauge Lutheran Congregation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 44° 15.319′ N, 93° 1.308′ W. Marker is near Kenyon, Minnesota, in Goodhue County. It is in Kenyon Township. It is on Monkey Valley west of 10th Avenue (County Road 15), on the right when traveling west. The marker is at the southwest corner of the church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kenyon MN 55946, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

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 Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At

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least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nerstrand City Hall (approx. 6.4 miles away); Thomas Anderson Veblen and Kari Bunde Veblen Farmstead / History of the Veblen Farmstead (approx. 6½ miles away); Rice Lake--Old Village and Church (approx. 10.6 miles away); Explore Minnesota's Hardwoods at Rice Lake State Park (approx. 11.4 miles away); Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza (approx. 15½ miles away); Civil War Monument (approx. 15½ miles away); National Farmer's Bank of Owatonna (approx. 15½ miles away); Steele County Courthouse (approx. 15.6 miles away).

Also see . . . Hauge Lutheran Church on Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 1, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)

Old Stone Church Marker on the plinth next to the front door image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, July 14, 2013

2. Old Stone Church Marker on the plinth next to the front door

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.