Maxwell Township near Dawson in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Dawson Covenant Cemetery
October 23, 2024
1. Dawson Covenant Cemetery Marker
Church History
1889 Maxwell Providence Mission Church was organized at District 25 schoolhouse, Maxwell Township
1890 First church was built across the road & 1/4 mile North from this site.
1904 Purchased Methodist church building in Oshkosh Township and moved it to this site.
1913 New church was built with furnace and gas lighting. It burned down in 1923.
1924 The church was rebuilt on the same foundation.
2003 Built new church 1.5 miles north of this site.
Sign in Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Axel R. Anderson, 1957
Restored by Family of Lowell and Melvern (Anderson) Miller
In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Axel R. Anderson by the family
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 44° 49.519′ N, 96° 5.567′ W. Marker is near Dawson, Minnesota, in Lac qui Parle County. It is in Maxwell Township. It is on 275th Avenue 0.4 miles north of 110th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1140 275th Ave, Dawson MN 56232, United States of
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Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the Great Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Dawson Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 7.2 miles away); Dawson Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 8 miles away); Old City Hall Bell (approx. 12 miles away); Lac Qui Parle Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 13 miles away); A Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 13.6 miles away); Madison Minnesota Veterans' Memorial (approx. 13.7 miles away).
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2. Dawson Covenant Cemetery Marker
October 23, 2024
3. Mission Church Replica Mailbox & Cornerstone
Cornerstone inscription:
SV EV
Missionskyrkan
1889 1913
SV EV
Missionskyrkan
1889 1913
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4. Dawson Covenant Church
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