Frontenac in Goodhue County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Christ Episcopal Church
Photographed by Keith L, July 22, 2011
1. Christ Episcopal Church Marker
1868
by Gen. Nathaniel C. McLean
and Consecrated October 27th
by Bishop Henry Whipple.
This church has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 27, 1881.
Location. 44° 31.525′ N, 92° 20.168′ W. Marker is in Frontenac, Minnesota, in Goodhue County. It is on County 2 Boulevard (County Road 2) east of Westervelt Way, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29036 Westervelt Way, Frontenac MN 55026, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, in the Driftless Area Bluff Country, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wakondiota Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frontenac (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Beauharnois (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lake Pepin's Shell Game / In Search of Summer (approx. 2½ miles away); Maiden Rock (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Maiden Rock (approx. 2.9 miles away in Wisconsin); Lake Pepin (approx. 3.8 miles away in Wisconsin); The Sea Wing Disaster (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frontenac.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Churches of Minnesota. Google Books. (Submitted on August 4, 2011.)
2. Nathaniel McLean. Wikipedia entry. Within a few years, he relocated to Minnesota, where he retired to the quiet occupation of a farmer and built a church." (Submitted on August 4, 2011.)
Additional keywords. Old Frontenac Historic District; National Register of Historic Places #73000978
Photographed by Keith L, July 22, 2011
2. Christ Episcopal Church and Marker
Photographed by Keith L, July 22, 2011
3. Christ Episcopal Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 848 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
