Near Livingston in Grant County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Old Rock Church

Photographed by Gordon Govier, September 11, 2011

1. Old Rock Church Marker

Inscription. The Rock Church, originally part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, stands on land donated by a pioneer settler, Bosman Clifton, in memory of his daughter.

Construction began in 1851 and men and women alike, worked long and hard for several years to complete it. They drew limestone for the walls from a quarry just west of here and hauled other materials 40 miles from Galena, Illinois by oxen and wagon.

More than a small church on a windblown hillside, Rock Church is a true symbol of the pioneering spirit and religious heritage of its builders.

Erected in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Yelinek

Erected 1969.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 42° 54.303′ N, 90° 28.053′ W. Marker is near Livingston, Wisconsin, in Grant County. It is on Rock Church Road 0.3 miles north of County Road E, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Livingston WI 53554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World's Largest M (approx. 10.3 miles away); 1998 Wisconsin Assembly

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(approx. 10.8 miles away); Belmont, Wisconsin Territory, 1836 (approx. 10.8 miles away); Governor Tommy G. Thompson's 1998 Address At Wisconsin's First Capitol (approx. 10.9 miles away); Land, Lead, and Politics (approx. 10.9 miles away); The First Capitol (approx. 10.9 miles away); The "Dinky" (approx. 11.1 miles away); The Mitchell-Rountree Stone Cottage (approx. 11.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Cemetery Vandalism. The Old Rock Church cemetery suffered heavy vandalism during August, 2011. (Submitted on September 22, 2011, by Gordon Govier of Fitchburg, Wisconsin.)

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Photographed by Gordon Govier, September 11, 2011

2. Old Rock Church

Photographed by Gordon Govier, September 11, 2011

3. Old Rock Church

Photographed by Gordon Govier, September 11, 2011

4. Old Rock Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2011, by Gordon Govier of Fitchburg, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 843 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 12, 2011, by Gordon Govier of Fitchburg, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.