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Wartburg College

 
 
Wartburg College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., June 6, 2024
1. Wartburg College Marker
Inscription. Marking the founding in 1852 at this location of the institution that became Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, by Rev. Georg M. Grossmann, later first president of the Iowa Synod a founding component of The American Lutheran Church.

125th Anniversary Observance - October 30, 1977
 
Erected 1977.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is October 30, 1852.
 
Location. 43° 25.011′ N, 83° 57.903′ W. Marker is in Saginaw, Michigan, in Saginaw County. It is at the intersection of South Michigan Avenue and Adam's Street, on the right when traveling north on South Michigan Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 S Michigan Ave, Saginaw MI 48602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Core Sample (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saginaw Valley Lumbering Era (about 300 feet away); A Memorial to Christopher Columbus (about 300 feet away); Saginaw County Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); Treaty of Saginaw (about 400 feet away); Fred J. Borchard Park (about 400 feet away); Saginaw County Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saginaw.
 
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Wartburg College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., June 6, 2024
2. Wartburg College Marker
On the right corner of the building on thecorner.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
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