St. Peter in Nicollet County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Union Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Koen Schneidawind, June 8, 2025

1. Union Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription.

1843-Presbyterian Missionaries, Rev. S.R. Riggs, R. Hopkins, their wives, and Jane Williamson established a mission church & school at Traverse des Sioux for Indians & others.
1853-Traverse des Sioux first Free Presbyterian church was organized with 14 members.
1858-Stone church at Traverse des Sioux erected-Cost $5000.
1857-First Presbyterian church of St. Peter organized by Rev. A.H. Kerr with 13 members.
1869-Congregations of Traverse des Sioux & St. Peter merged.
1871-Present stone church erected at a cost of $15,000.

Erected by Nicollet County Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 44° 19.25′ N, 93° 57.733′ W. Marker is in St. Peter, Minnesota, in Nicollet County. It is on South 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 730 S Third St, Saint Peter MN 56082, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

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 Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nicollet County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gustavus Adolphus College (approx. half a mile away); St. Peter Boat Landing (approx. half a mile away); The Bornemann House

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(approx. half a mile away); The Eugene St. Julien Cox House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Traverse des Sioux (approx. 2 miles away); A Minority in Their Homeland (approx. 2 miles away); Welcome to Traverse des Sioux (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Peter.

Union Presbyterian Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Koen Schneidawind, June 8, 2025

2. Union Presbyterian Church and Marker

Union Presbyterian Church NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Koen Schneidawind, June 9, 2025

3. Union Presbyterian Church NRHP Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2025, by Koen Schneidawind of Mankato, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2025, by Koen Schneidawind of Mankato, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.