Columbia in Boone County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Union Church Building

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 25, 2024

1. Union Church Building Marker

Inscription. The Methodist and Baptist churches erected a Union church building on this site in 1837 and worshipped together here until 1852 when the Methodists erected another and larger building. The first President of Missouri University was inaugurated in this church in 1839

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 38° 57.153′ N, 92° 19.727′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of East Walnut Street and North 8th Street on East Walnut Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 N 8th St, Columbia MO 65201, 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,

and in the Corn Belt.

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: Old Boone County Courthouse Columns (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Boone County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Boone County World War II & Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Boone County Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Cold War SW Asia Global War on Terrorism Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching in America / The Lynching of George Bush

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Boone County Bicentennial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 25, 2024

2. Union Church Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.