Kearney in Buffalo County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

German Baptist Church of the Brethren

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 29, 2011

1. German Baptist Church of the Brethren Marker

Inscription. This building was constructed in 1898 by the German Baptist Church of the Brethren to serve as a house of worship. It was originally located on the southwest corner of ? Street and Avenue A in Kearney. This congregation used this building until 1964. From 1968 until 1974 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints used the building for worship. From 1974 to 1978, the Kearney Baptist Temple used the building for worship. The building sat empty for ten years until the Salvation Army purchased the ground and donated it to the Trails and Rails Museum of Buffalo County Historical Society in 1989.

Erected 1989 by Buffalo County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 40° 41.063′ N, 99° 5.547′ W. Marker is in Kearney, Nebraska, in Buffalo County. It is on W. 11th Street. Located in the Trails and Rails Museum Complex. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kearney NE 68845, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Nebraska and in the Platte River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Loup River Freighter Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Boyd House (within shouting distance of this marker); Baldwin Engine 481 (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Shelton Union Pacific Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Kearney (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kearney (approx. 0.8 miles away); Site of Bauer Drug (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Oregon Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kearney.

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Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 29, 2011

2. German Baptist Church of the Brethren

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 29, 2011

3. German Baptist Church of the Brethren

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,071 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.